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The LW blood group system: not just “tagging along” with D
and | Jul 05, 2023
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Article Category: Blood Group Review
Published Online: Jul 05, 2023
Page range: 72 - 76
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2023-012
© 2023 E.C. McGowan et al., published by Sciendo
This update of the Landsteiner-Wiener (LW) blood group system (Grandstaff Moulds MK. The LW blood group system: a review. Immunohematology 2011;27:136-42. Storry JR. Review: the LW blood group system. Immunohematology 1992;8:87–93) reports new information on the distribution of genetic variants in ICAM4 and reviews the complex serologic identification of the high-prevalence LWEM antigen. The role of ICAM4 in sickle cell disease and malaria susceptibility is discussed.