Blood Group Serology

Useful phenotype frequencies in the Western European population; some gene frequencies for Western Europeans. An introduction to blood groups; immunological aspects of blood groups; the ABO system; some aspects of of ABO and the Lewis system; the Rh blood group system; an expanded account of the Rh system; other blood group systems; identification of antibodies and mixtures of antibodies; serum allotypes; the choice of blood for transfusion and cross matching tests; the investigation of haemolytic transfusion reactions; other haemolytic diseases, particularly autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA); blood groups applied to doubtful parentage and the identification of stains. Appendices: the serological laboratory; microplate technology; reagents; selection and preparation of typing sera; gene frequencies.