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Abstract
A system of universal human blood group isoantigens with many associated subgroups. The M and N traits are codominant and the S and s traits are probably very closely linked alleles, including the U antigen. This system is most frequently used in paternity studies.
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- Blood-Group System, MNSs
- Blood-Group Systems, MNSs
- MNSs Blood Group System
- MNSs Blood-Group Systems
- System, MNSs Blood-Group
- Systems, MNSs Blood-Group
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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IM; coord with disease /blood (IM), not /immunol nor /genet; TN 230
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- Blood Groups (1966-1975)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. MNSs Blood-Group System. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008951. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008951
- MNSs Blood-Group System. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MNS_antigen_system
- MNSs Blood-Group System. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1567840