title: [Linguistics in blood group serology].
abstract: With a view to terminological uniformity, blood group serologists, immunologists and transfusion physicians should refer only to the "ABo' (zero) in stead of the "ABO' system. They also should use "HLA antibodies' in stead of "anti HLA antibodies'. The new Dutch spelling "resus' in stead of "Rhesus' is incorrect from a historical point of view.
authors.affiliation: Centraal Laboratorium van de Bloedtransfusiedienst van het Nederlandse Rode Kruis, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: van Dijk
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Overbeeke
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Engelfriet
mesh_terms: D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies; D007519:Isoantigens; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies; D007519:Isoantigens