Affiliations 

  • 1 National Blood Transfusion Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Asian J Transfus Sci, 2013 Jan;7(1):26-8.
PMID: 23559760 DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.106725

Abstract

Diego blood group antigen, Di(a), is very rare among Caucasians and Blacks, but relatively common among the South American Indians and Asians of Mongolian origin. The antibody to Di(a) is clinically significant to cause hemolytic disease in a new-born or hemolytic transfusion reaction.

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