The distribution of blood group antigens and alloantibodies among Chinese in Taiwan.
Most blood group antigens among Chinese people are very homogeneous (e.g., D, 99.4%; K, 0%; Fya, 99.7%). The frequency of clinically significant alloantibodies detected by the authors' crossmatching was only 0.146 percent, suggesting that pretransfusion testing can be greatly simplified in Chinese populations.
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000235:genetics*; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D013624:Taiwan
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies; D007519:Isoantigens; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System