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The only antigen of the OK blood group system Ok a (1) is a very high incidence blood group character [11]. The Ok(a-) phenotype has thus far been found only in eight Japanese families [12].

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Schenkel-Brunner, H. (2000). OK system. In: Human Blood Groups. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6294-1_29

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