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Inheritance of the Human Blood Group Antigen Jka

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A NEW human blood group antigen has recently been reported1. The antibody is called anti-Jka; it divides Europeans into two phenotypes, Jk(a+) and Jk(a−). The frequency of the antigen is the same in London as in Boston, Mass.

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  1. Blood Group Research Unit (Medical Research Council), Lister Institute, London

    R. R. RACE & RUTH SANGER

  2. The Blood Grouping Laboratory, Children's Medical Center, Boston, Mass.

    FRED H. ALLEN JUN., LOUIS K. DIAMOND & BEVELY NIEDZIELA

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RACE, R., SANGER, R., ALLEN, F. et al. Inheritance of the Human Blood Group Antigen Jka. Nature 168, 207–208 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168207a0

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