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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Main Authors: Janaína Guilhem Muniz, Carine Prisco Arnoni, Diana Gazito, Rosangela de Medeiros Person, Tatiana Aparecida de Paula Vendrame, Flavia Roche Moreira Latini, Lilian Castilho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
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