Frequency of Wra antigen and anti-Wra in Brazilian blood donors
BACKGROUND: Wra is a low-incidence antigen, which is antithetical to the high prevalence red blood cell antigen, Wrb. Anti-Wra is a naturally occurring antibody that is found in approximately 1-2% of blood donors. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of Wra and anti-Wra in Brazilian...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842015000500316&lng=en&tlng=en |