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WE recently had occasion to search for compatible red cell donors for an I-negative patient with anti-I. Since more than 99.9 per cent of adults are I-positive we found no I-negative donors. Then, to our surprise, we found many I-negative patients in our hospital population.
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McGINNISS, M., SCHMIDT, P. & CARBONE, P. Close Association of I Blood Group and Disease. Nature 202, 606 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202606a0
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