Summary Approximately 0· 2–1% of routine RhD blood typings result in a “serological weak
D phenotype.” For more than 50 years, serological weak D phenotypes have been managed …

Glycolipids (such as glycoglycerolipids, glycosphingolipids, and
glycosylphosphatidylinositol) and lipoglycans (such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS) …

ACKR1, located on chromosome 1q23. 2, is the gene that encodes a glycoprotein
expressing the Duffy blood group antigens. This gene is transcribed in two mRNA variants …

Join the generations of students who have embarked on successful careers with a firm
foundation in the theory and practice of blood banking and transfusion practices. Denise …

Background and objectives The International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Working
Party for Red Cell Immunogenetics and Blood Group Terminology meets in association with …

Blood group genotyping has recently developed into a clinical tool to improve compatibility
of blood transfusions and management of pregnancies. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) …

Introduction The understanding of blood group phenotypes in Saudi Arabia is limited to the
ABO and Rh blood groups. Data for the other major blood group phenotypes in different …

BACKGROUND Blood group single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping probes for a
limited range of polymorphisms. This study investigated whether massively parallel …

The glycosylation profile of the gastrointestinal tract is an important factor mediating host-
microbe interactions. Variation in these glycan structures is often mediated by blood group …

Background: Blood groups appear to be markers for various human diseases and their
distribution among different communities, ethnic groups and geographical boundaries varies …