Blood, 1955, Vol. 10, No. 12, pp. 1241-1245.
© 1955 American Society of Hematology, Inc.
The Rare Blood Factor rh('') or Eu
LEON N. SUSSMAN 1
1 laboratories of Beth Israel Hospital, New York City.
1) A family study including the identification and transmission of the variant
of time rh'' factor known as Eu is presented.
2) The need for caution in interpretation of unusual variations in reactions to
standard sera, especially in Negroids is emphasized.
3) The value of special technics such as use of serum containing only a single
antibody, anti-human globulin test, enzyme treated cells and elution methods
for clarification of atypical findings is demonstrated.
Submitted on April 8, 1955
Accepted on July 5, 1955
