title: The ABO blood group system: historical background.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. w.watkins@ic.ac.uk
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Watkins
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000266:history* / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000266:history*; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000276:immunology; D016695:Glycosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D007983:Lewis Blood Group Antigens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000266:history / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D002241:Carbohydrates; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes; D007518:Isoantibodies; D007983:Lewis Blood Group Antigens; D016695:Glycosyltransferases