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Anti‐Jo a : An Antibody Defining a High‐frequency Erythrocyte Antigen
Author(s) -
Jensen L.,
Scott E. P.,
Marsh W. L.,
MacIlroy M.,
Rosenfield R. E.,
Brancato P.,
Fay A. F.
Publication year - 1972
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.1537-2995.1972.tb04452.x
Subject(s) - antigen , antibody , immunology , blood group antigens , isoantibodies , medicine , sibling , red blood cell , psychology , developmental psychology
A “new” antibody, named anti‐Jo a , defining a high‐frequency erythrocyte antigen has been found in the sera of two Negro patients. The two bloods are mutually compatible but a large number of other erythrocyte samples lacking common antigens are Jo(a+). A sibling of one patient is Jo(a+) but no other family studies were possible. Anti‐Jo a reacted with 3,000 group O but otherwise unselected blood samples, mostly from Caucasians, and with 768 blood samples from Negroes.