Molecular organisation of Kell (KEL) red blood cell variants among voluntary blood donors at the National Blood Grouping Testing Laboratory, Kenya

Rachel N. Githiomi; Kennedy K. Muna; Suleiman A. Mbaruk; Christine, K. Yegon; Evelynn Chege; Celestino Obiero; Genghis H. Lopez; Eileen V. Roulis; Catherine A. Hyland; Robert L. Flower

doi:10.5897/JBSA2022.0117

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Bioinformatics and Sequence Analysis

Abbreviation: J. Bioinform. Seq. Anal.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2464
DOI: 10.5897/JBSA
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 49

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Molecular organisation of Kell (KEL) red blood cell variants among voluntary blood donors at the National Blood Grouping Testing Laboratory, Kenya

Rachel N. Githiomi

Rachel N. Githiomi
Department of Health Policy Research and Innovation, Ministry of Health, Kenya.
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Kennedy K. Muna

Kennedy K. Muna
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Pure, Applied and Health Sciences, Murang’a University of Technology, Kenya.
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Suleiman A. Mbaruk

Suleiman A. Mbaruk
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Medical School, Mount Kenya University, Kenya.
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Christine, K. Yegon

Christine, K. Yegon
Tissue and Transplant Authority Kenya (formally Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service), Kenya.
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Evelynn Chege

Evelynn Chege
Tissue and Transplant Authority Kenya (formally Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service), Kenya.
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Celestino Obiero

Celestino Obiero
Tissue and Transplant Authority Kenya (formally Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service), Kenya.
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Genghis H. Lopez

Genghis H. Lopez
Research and Development (R&D), Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Australia.
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Eileen V. Roulis

Eileen V. Roulis
Research and Development (R&D), Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Australia.
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Catherine A. Hyland

Catherine A. Hyland
Research and Development (R&D), Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Australia.
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Robert L. Flower

Robert L. Flower
ARC Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
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Article Number - 2B6237069785
Vol.12(1), pp. 5-8 , October 2022
https://doi.org/10.5897/JBSA2022.0117

Received: 13 August 2022
Accepted: 13 September 2022
Published: 31 October 2022

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