The Blood Group Antigen FactsBook

The Blood Group Antigen FactsBook

<p><i>The Blood Group Antigen FactsBook</i> €• winner of a 2013 Highly Commended BMA Medical Book Award for Internal Medicine €• has been an essential resource in the hematology, transfusion and immunogenetics fields since its first publication in the late 1990s.The third edition of <i>The Blood Group Antigen FactsBook</i> has been completely revised, updated and expanded to cover all 33 blood group systems. It blends scientific background and clinical applications and provides busy researchers and clinicians with at-a-glance information on over 330 blood group antigens, including history and information on terminology, expression, chromosomal assignment, carrier molecular description, functions, molecular bases of antigens and phenotypes, effect of enzymes/chemicals, clinical significance, disease associations and key references. </p><ul><li>Highly Commended 2013 BMA Medical Book Award for Internal Medicine</li><li>Includes more than 330 entries on blood group antigens in individual factsheets</li><li>Offers a logical and concise catalogue structure for each antigen in an improved interior design for quick reference</li><li>Written by three international experts from the field of immunohematology and transfusion medicine</li></ul>