The Rh blood group system is one of the most polymorphic and immunogenic systems
known in humans. In the past decade, intense investigation has yielded considerable …

O phenotype and denoted as Fy (a0b0). When Duffy-negative individuals of African descent
develop anti-Duffy alloanti-NE OF THE MOST notable achievements of biomedical research …

Several lines of evidence have previously indicated that the RhD, c, and E blood group
antigens are most likely carried by three distinct but homologous red blood cell membrane …

A novel Mr 28,000 erythrocyte transmembrane protein was recently purified and found to
exist in two forms,“28kDa” and “gly28kDa,” the latter containing N-linked carbohydrate …

cDNA clones encoding a human blood group Rh polypeptide were isolated from a human
bone marrow cDNA library by using a polymerase chain reaction-amplified DNA fragment …

The Rh-blood-group antigens (often described as Rhesus antigens) are associated with
erythrocyte membrane proteins of approx. 30 kDa. We have determined the N-terminal 54 …

Most proteins presented at the external surface of mammalian cells contain carbohydrate.
The reason for this is not fully understood, but recent work has shown that such …

Erythrocytes bearing the Rh (D) antigen have an Mr 30,000 integral membrane protein
which can be surface-labeled with 125I and can be quantitatively immunoprecipitated from …

The Rh blood group system plays a major role in immune and nonimmune hemolytic states.
Although an Rh cDNA has been previously cloned, there is no information on which Rh …

Resistance to Plasmodium vivax blood-stage infection has been widely recognised to result
from absence of the Duffy (Fy) blood group from the surface of red blood cells (RBCs) in …