An Introduction to Human Blood Groups provides an introduction to human blood groups. The book begins with a chapter on elementary serological matters. This is followed by separate chapters on the Rhesus factor, hemolytic disease of the newborn, Rhesus antibodies, the Rh complex, blood-group nomenclature and notation, and the MNS system. Subsequent chapters deal with the ABO system, the P and Lewis blood-group systems, the relationship of blood groups to disease, and human blood-group genetics. The final chapter considers whether blood groups can contribute to the study of mankind.

• Front Cover 2
• An Introduction to Human Blood Groups 5
• Copyright Page 6
• Table of Contents 7
• PREFACE 9
• CHAPTER I. SEROLOGICAL INTRODUCTION 11
• CHAPTER II. THE RHESUS FACTOR 16
• CHAPTER III. HÆMOLYTIC DISEASE OF THE NEWBORN 21
• CHAPTER IV. RHESUS ANTIBODIES 31
• CHAPTER V. THE Rh COMPLEX 35
• CHAPTER VI. SOME MINOR GROUPS AND THEIR NOTATION 45
  • KELL (discovered in 1946) 48
  • THE DUFFY GROUP (discovered in 1950) 48
  • LUTHERAN (discovered in 1946 48
  • KIDD (discovered in 1951) 49