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The pattern of the ABO blood group frequencies in Ireland
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The pattern of the ABO blood group frequencies in Ireland

  • W E R Hackett1 nAff4,
  • G W P Dawson2 &
  • C J Dawson3 

Heredity volume 10, pages 69–84 (1956)Cite this article

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  1. W E R Hackett

    Present address: School of Pathology, Trinity College, Dublin

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  1. Late Medical Director, National Blood Transfusion Association of Ireland,

    W E R Hackett

  2. School of Botany, Trinity College, Dublin

    G W P Dawson

  3. Chief Technician, National Blood Transfusion Centre, Dublin

    C J Dawson

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Hackett, W., Dawson, G. & Dawson, C. The pattern of the ABO blood group frequencies in Ireland. Heredity 10, 69–84 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1956.5

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