Some Observations on Blood Factors RhA, RhB and RC of the Rh-Hr Blood Group System

Some observations on blood factors RhA, RhB and RhC of the Rh-Hr blood group system.

STUDIES ON BLOOD FACTORS RhA, RhB, AND RhC

Observations are described of the incidence among Caucasians and Negroes of the blood factors Rh(A), Rh(B) and Rh(C) which occur associated with the Rh(0) factor in typical Rh-positive blood. The antiserums used for the tests were derived from Rh-positive patients who had had hemolytic transfusion reactions or erythroblastotic babies. Among a large series of individuals, it was found that only ...

Rh Blood Types and Hr

Nothing in the immunological constitution of human red blood cells has grown so luxuriantly such a short time as the details of the Rh antigens (Rh 'factor', a haemagglutinogen, an antigen contained in the red blood cells). Six years ago there was one antigen, Rh, and two characters, (i) Rh positive, Rh, dominant and (w) Rh negative, rh, recessive. To-day there are three antigens and eight type...

THE Rh BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM

T he Rh blood group system is one of the most polymorphic and antigenic blood group systems. It is second only to ABO in importance in blood transfusion and is well known as a primary cause of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). The principal antigen is D, and the terms Rh positive and Rh negative refer to the presence or absence of D antigen. Caucasians of European extraction ha...

The Rh blood group system: a review

The Rh blood group system is one of the most polymorphic and immunogenic systems known in humans. In the past decade, intense investigation has yielded considerable knowledge of the molecular background of this system. The genes encoding 2 distinct Rh proteins that carry C or c together with either E or e antigens, and the D antigen, have been cloned, and the molecular bases of many of the anti...