title: A new low-frequency antigen BOW (Bowyer).
abstract: BOW is a 'new' low-frequency red-cell antigen, detected in 2 unrelated English blood donors, that is sensitive to alpha-chymotrypsin and pronase. Anti-BOW is present in many polyspecific reagents used to define low-frequency antigens. Red-cell groups of the proposita, R.B., and her family show that the BOW blood group segregates independently from the ABO, Rh, MNSs, P1 and Kell blood group systems.
authors.affiliation: South London Blood Transfusion Centre, London, UK.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Leak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poole
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004739:England; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens