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Duffy Blood-Group System

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Definition: A blood group consisting mainly of the antigens Fy(a) and Fy(b), determined by allelic genes, the frequency of which varies profoundly in different human groups; amorphic genes are common.  IM; coord with disease /blood (IM), not /immunol nor /genet; TN 230    Other names System, Duffy Blood-Group; Duffy Blood Group System; Blood-Group System, Duffy
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Dfy protein, mouse  0   *Duffy Blood-Group System *Receptors, Cell Surface Duffy Blood-Group System. Immunogenetics 2004 Jan;55(10):682-94
DARC protein, human  0   *Duffy Blood-Group System *Receptors, Cell Surface Biological Markers. Transplantation 2003 Apr 15;75(7):1030-4
Duffy antigen binding protein, Plasmodium  0   *Antigens, Protozoan *Receptors, Cell Surface *Protozoan Proteins Duffy Blood-Group System Cell Adhesion Molecules. Cell 1990;63(1):141
anti-Fy(a) antibody  0   *Isoantibodies Duffy Blood-Group System. Can Med Assoc J 1989;141(11):1160

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