Genetic polymorphisms of Rh, Kell, Duffy and Kidd systems in a population from the State of Paraná, southern Brazil

BACKGROUND: Red blood group genes are highly polymorphic and the distribution of alleles varies among different populations and ethnic groups. AIM: To evaluate allele polymorphisms of the Rh, Kell, Duffy and Kidd blood group systems in a population of the State of Paraná METHODS: Rh, Kell, Duffy and...

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Published in:	Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Main Authors:	Gláucia Andréia Soares Guelsin, Ana Maria Sell, Lilian Castilho, Viviane Lika Masaki, Fabiano Cavalcante de Melo, Margareth Naomi Hashimoto, Loide Souza Hirle, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2011-02-01
Subjects:	Genotype Polymorphism, genetic Blood group Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842011000100009