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Descriptor English: Duffy Blood-Group System
Descriptor Spanish: Sistema del Grupo Sanguíneo Duffy
Descriptor sistema del grupo sanguíneo Duffy
Scope note: Grupo sanguíneo constituido fundamentalmente por los antígenos Fy(a) y Fy(b), determinado por genes alélicos y cuya frecuencia varía enormemente en diferentes grupos humanos; los genes amorfos son comunes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sistema do Grupo Sanguíneo Duffy
Descriptor French: Système Duffy
Entry term(s): Blood-Group System, Duffy
Duffy Blood Group System
System, Duffy Blood-Group
Tree number(s): D23.050.301.290.301
D23.050.705.230.301
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004375
Scope note: A blood group consisting mainly of the antigens Fy(a) and Fy(b), determined by allelic genes, the frequency of which varies profoundly in different human groups; amorphic genes are common.
Annotation: IM; coord with disease /blood (IM), not /immunol nor /genet; TN 230
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Blood Groups (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under BLOOD GROUPS 1976-90
History Note: 91(76); was see under BLOOD GROUPS 1976-90
DeCS ID: 4436
Unique ID: D004375
NLM Classification: WH 420
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Duffy Blood-Group System - Preferred
Concept UI M0006878
Scope note A blood group consisting mainly of the antigens Fy(a) and Fy(b), determined by allelic genes, the frequency of which varies profoundly in different human groups; amorphic genes are common.
Preferred term Duffy Blood-Group System
Entry term(s) Blood-Group System, Duffy
Duffy Blood Group System
System, Duffy Blood-Group



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