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An Antibody, in the Serum of a Wr(a+) Individual, Reacting with an Antigen of Very High Frequency
Author(s) -
Adams J.,
Broviac M.,
Brooks W.,
Johnson N. R.,
Issitt P. D.
Publication year - 1971
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.1537-2995.1971.tb04416.x
Subject(s) - antibody , antigen , immunology , incidence (geometry) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , physics , optics
The serum of a Wr(a+) woman has been found to contain an antibody reacting with an antigen of very high incidence. Preliminary tests on the strength of the Wr a antigen on the cells of the antibody former and the variation of reactions of the antibody with the cells of nonrelated Wr(a+) and Wr(a‐) individuals suggest that the antibody may be detecting the antithetical antigen to Wr a .