Journal of
Bioinformatics and Sequence Analysis

  • Abbreviation: J. Bioinform. Seq. Anal.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2464
  • DOI: 10.5897/JBSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 50

Short Communication

Molecular characterisation of Duffy (FY) 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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  •  Received: 11 August 2022
  •  Accepted: 13 September 2022
  •  Published: 31 October 2022

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