Blood, 1960, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 1163-1172.
© 1960 American Society of Hematology, Inc.
An Inheritable B-like Character in Persons of
Blood Group A
JØRGEN ANDERSEN 1
1 Statens Seruminstitut Blood Grouping Department, Copenhagen.
In a previous paper the author reported investigations of a blood sample
(Co) whose blood cells contained, in addition to a normal A antigen, a weak,
atypical B-like antigen. The present paper deals with two blood samples, El
and Do, which probably possessed the same weak, atypical B-like character.
A study of El’s family showed that this blood group character, provisionally
designated as Ab, may be inheritable, as it was found in two children and one
grandchild of El’s.
The serologic studies of the 5 Ab samples are reported, and on the basis of
the family material the possible origin of the Ab character is discussed.
Submitted on November 5, 1959
Accepted on January 28, 1960
