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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;17(2):89-90.
doi: 10.2450/2018.0059-18. Epub 2018 May 3.

A proposal for a rational transfusion strategy in patients of European and North African descent with weak D type 4.0 and 4.1 phenotypes

Willy A Flegel  1   2 , Thierry Peyrard  3 , Jacques Chiaroni  4   5 , Christophe Tournamille  6   7 , Déborah Jamet  8 , France Pirenne  6   7
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Editorial

A proposal for a rational transfusion strategy in patients of European and North African descent with weak D type 4.0 and 4.1 phenotypes

Willy A Flegel et al. Blood Transfus. 2019 Mar.
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Disclosure of conflicts of interest

WAF receives royalties for RHD genotyping. The other Authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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