Regarding Antigens in the Duffy System,all of the Following Statements

question 13

Multiple Choice

Regarding antigens in the Duffy system,all of the following statements are true except

• A)Commonly encountered antigens include the allelic pair Fyᵃ and Fyᵇ.
• B)Duffy antigens are well developed at birth.
• C)Fy3 and Fy5 antigens are destroyed by treatment with ficin enzyme.
• D)Fyx is a weak expression of the Fyᵇ antigen.

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