The Rh blood group system: a review.

@article{Avent2000TheRB,
  title={The Rh blood group system: a review.},
  author={Neil D. Avent and Marion E. Reid},
  journal={Blood},
  year={2000},
  volume={95 2},
  pages={
          375-87
        }
}
The Rh blood group system is one of the most polymorphic and immunogenic systems known in humans. In the past decade, intense investigation has yielded considerable knowledge of the molecular background of this system. The genes encoding 2 distinct Rh proteins that carry C or c together with either E or e antigens, and the D antigen, have been cloned, and the molecular bases of many of the antigens and of the phenotypes have been determined. A related protein, the Rh glycoprotein is essential… 
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