The second edition of The Blood Group Antigen FactsBook provides key information relating to human red blood cell membrane components carrying blood group antigens, the molecular basis of the antigens, their serological characteristics, and the clinical significance of blood group antibodies. The data on this group of molecules has expanded greatly since the previous edition was published five years ago. Topics include: history and information on terminology, expression, chromosomal assignment, carrier molecule description, molecular basis of antigens, effect of enzymes/chemicals, clinical significance, disease association, phenotypes, glycotypes and key references.

Contents

Introduction
Aims of this FactsBook
Selection of Entries
Terminology
Organization of the Data
Blood Group System Sheets
Terminology
Expression
Gene
Database accession numbers
Amino acid sequence
Carrier molecule
Molecular basis of antigens
Function
Disease association
Phenotypes
Molecular basis of phenotypes
Comments
References
Blood Group Antigen Sheets
Terminology
Occurrence
Antithetical antigen
Expression
Molecular basis associated with antigen
Effect of enzymes and chemicals on intact RBCs
In vitro characteristics of alloantibody
Clinical significance of alloantibody
Autoantibody
Comments
References
Blood Group Collections
The 700 Series of Low Incidence Antigens
The 901 Series of High Incidence Antigens
ABO Blood group system
MNS Blood group system
P Blood Group System
Rh Blood Group System
Lutheran Blood Group System
Kell Blood Group System
Lewis Blood Group System
Duffy Blood Group System
Kidd Blood Group System
Diego Blood Group System
Yt Blood Group System
Xg Blood Group System
Scianna Blood Group System
Dombrock Blood Group System
Colton Blood Group System
Landsteiner-Wiener Blood Group System
Chido/Rodgers Blood Group System
Hh Blood Group System
Kx Blood Group System
Gerbich Blood Group System
Cromer Blood Group System
Knops Blood Group System
Indian Blood Group System
OK Blood Group System
RAPH Blood Group System
JMH Blood Group System
I Blood Group System
GLOB Blood Group System
GIL Blood Group System
Cost Blood Group Collection
Ii Blood Group Collection
Er Blood Group Collection
Globoside Blood Group Collection
Unnamed Blood Group Collection
The 700 Series of Low Incidence Antigens
The 901 Series of High Incidence Antigens
Antigen based facts
Autoantibody based and drug facts
Clinically useful information
Blood group system and protein based facts
Lectins and Polyagglutination information
Gene based information
Useful definitions
Index