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. 1959 Jul;2(3):262-7.

Blood group antigens on HeLa cells shown by mixed agglutination

A KELUS, B W GURNER, R R COOMBS

Blood group antigens on HeLa cells shown by mixed agglutination

A KELUS et al. Immunology. 1959 Jul.

Abstract

The mixed agglutination reaction has been used for investigating the presence of blood group antigens on the surface of human cervical carcinoma cells (HeLa) cultured for eight years in vitro.

The H antigen was demonstrated in the absence of A and B. The MN-type antigen has been found as well as Tja.

Treatment of HeLa cells with ficin greatly enhanced the reaction of anti-H and anti-Tja with the corresponding antigens on HeLa cells. The authors failed to show the following antigens: Rh(D) and Rh(c), S, P, Lea, Leb, Lua and Lub.

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