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Pathology Blood transfusion 4ee92340

Duffy antigen is associated with:

A
Cluster of Differentiation 123 (CD123)
B
Cluster of Differentiation 234 (CD234)
C
Cluster of Differentiation 345 (CD345)
D
Cluster of Differentiation 456 (CD456)
High-Yield Explanation
Duffy antigen/chemokine receptor (DARC), also known as Fy glycoprotein (FY) Associated with CD234 (Cluster of Differentiation 234) Duffy antigen is located on the surface of RBCs. Glycosylated membrane protein and a non-specific receptor for several chemokines. Receptor for the human malarial parasites Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi. Polymorphisms in this gene are the basis of the Duffy blood group system.

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