A new low-frequency antigen BOW (Bowyer).
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.
Chaves
M A
MA
South London Blood Transfusion Centre, London, UK.
Leak
M R
MR
Poole
J
J
Giles
C M
CM
D001782:Blood Donors; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004739:England; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
D001789:Blood Group Antigens