Blood, 1957, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 448-453.
© 1957 American Society of Hematology, Inc.
Some Observations on the New Human Blood Factor Dia
PHILIP LEVINE 1 and
ELIZABETH A. ROBINSON 1
1 Division of Immunohematology, Ortho Research Foundation, Raritan, New
Jersey, U. S. A.
Evidence is presented that the Diego antigen is independent of 15 other low-incidence blood factors and is not genetically related to 4 high-incidence factors.
In all cases of low incidence antigens, similar comprehensive studies with a
panel of essential test cells are required to exclude possible serologic or genetic
relationship to other blood factors.
Submitted on July 5, 1956
Accepted on August 12, 1957