Le^a

antigen

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In Lewis blood group system
… specifies the formation of antigen Le^a (identified 1946), which is found on the red cells of 20 percent of Europeans and in the saliva and other fluids of over 90 percent. Le^a is a water-soluble antigen; red blood cells acquire Lewis specificity secondarily by adsorbing antigen onto their surfaces from…
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