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The Rare Gene Rhy in Mother and Son
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The Rare Gene Rhy in Mother and Son

  • R. R. RACE1 &
  • G. L. TAYLOR1 

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Wiener1, and Race et al.2,3,4, have independently described allelomorphs of the Rh gene. In addition to the six common to both investigations, the possession of the St serum enabled Race et al.3 to define a seventh rare allelomorph, Rhy.

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  1. Medical Research Council, Emergency Blood Transfusion Service,

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RACE, R., TAYLOR, G. The Rare Gene Rhy in Mother and Son. Nature 153, 560 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153560c0

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