Duffy was the first blood group mapped to an autosome (chromosome 1) using cytogenetic
studies. Duffy antigens are located on a glycoprotein that can be found on erythrocytes and …

Background Duffy blood group polymorphisms are important in areas where Plasmodium
vivax is present because this surface antigen is thought to act as a key receptor for this …

The chemokine network is comprised of a family of signal proteins that encode messages for
cells displaying chemokine G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). The diversity of effects on …

Background After the ABO (ABO) and R h (RHD and RHCE) blood group systems, K ell
(KEL), K idd (SLC 14A1), and D uffy (DARC) represent the second most important clinically …

Background Genetic polymophisms of the Duffy antigen receptor for the chemokines
(DARC) gene successfully protected against blood stage infection by Plasmodium vivax …

Background: The Duffy blood group system, besides its relevance in transfusion medicine, is
of major interest for population genetics. In fact, the Duffy molecule is the only red cell …

Determining blood group antigens by serological methods may be unreliable in certain
situations, such as in patients after chronic or massive transfusion. Red cell genotyping …

At present, 33 blood groups representing over 300 antigens are listed by the International
Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT). Most of them result from a single nucleotide …

The poor suitability of standard hemagglutination–based assay techniques for large-scale
automated screening of red blood cell antigens severely limits the ability of blood banks to …

Spontaneous Rh phenotype alteration interferes with pretransfusion and prenatal blood
group examinations and may potentially indicate hematologic disease. In this study, the …