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A New Antibody, Anti‐Sm, Reacting with A High Incidence Antigen
Author(s) -
Schmidt R. Pauline,
Griffitts James J.,
Northman Frank F.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1962.tb00250.x
Subject(s) - antibody , antigen , incidence (geometry) , immunology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biology , virology , mathematics , geometry
A serum containing anti‐Rh o and anti‐Sm was analyzed. Characteristics of the latter antibody are described. The Sm antigen was shown to be genetically controlled and unrelated to the A‐B‐O, M‐N‐S, Lewis and Kidd systems. Over 600 random persons were found to be Sm positive.