Chemicals and Drugs

Kell Blood-Group System

Multiple erythrocytic antigens that comprise at least three pairs of alternates and amorphs, determined by one complex gene or possibly several genes at closely linked loci. The system is important in transfusion reactions. Its expression involves the X-chromosome.

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Multiple erythrocytic antigens that comprise at least three pairs of alternates and amorphs, determined by one complex gene or possibly several genes at closely linked loci. The system is important in transfusion reactions. Its expression involves the X-chromosome.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Blood-Group System, Kell
  • Kell Blood Group System
  • System, Kell Blood-Group

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21 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

IM; coord with disease /blood (IM), not /immunol nor /genet; TN 230

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History Note

91(76); was see under BLOOD GROUPS 1976-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Blood Groups (1966-1975)

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WH 420

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kell Blood-Group System. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007626. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007626
  2. Kell Blood-Group System. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kell_antigen_system
  3. Kell Blood-Group System. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1738190