Major Blood Group Antigens - A Determinant of Factor VIII Levels in Blood?

Thromb Haemost 1984; 51(03): 414
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661121

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

D Mohanty

Department of Haematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India

,

K Ghosh

Department of Haematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India

,

N Marwaha

Department of Haematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India

,

S Kaur

Department of Haematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India

,

A P Chauhan

Department of Haematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India

,

K C Das

Department of Haematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India

References
1 McCallum CJ, Peake IR, Newcombe RG, Bloom AL. Factor VIII levels and Blood Group Antigens. Thromb Haemostas 1983; 50: 757
2 Mohanty D, Ghosh K, Quadri MI, Garewal G, Das KC. Studies on factor VIIIC and factor VIIIR. Abstracts Ind Soc Haematol and Blood Transf 1981; (Abst. 42) p 62
3 Das KC, Aikat BK. A method for the assay of factor VIII without haemophilic plasma. Ind J Med Res 1966; 54: 1138-1144
4 Zimmerman TS, Hoyer LW, Dickson L, Edgington TS. Determination of the von Willebrand’s disease antigen (Factor VIII-related antigen) in plasma by quantitative immunoelectrophoresis. J Lab Clin Med 1975; 86: 152-159