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Serologic profiling of D variants in donor routine: unveiling the impact on false-negative results and alloimmunization Cover

Serologic profiling of D variants in donor routine: unveiling the impact on false-negative results and alloimmunization

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|Jun 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/immunohematology-2024-007 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X
Language: English
Page range: 47 - 53
Published on: Jun 24, 2024
Published by: American National Red Cross
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Carine P. Arnoni, Tatiane A. Vendrame, Flavia S. Silva, Nayara M. Silva, Afonso Cortez, Flavia Latini, Lilian Castilho, published by American National Red Cross
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