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Direct ABO Group Determination of Bloodstains on a Micro Scale by Batch Procedure

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THE direct group determination of bloodstains in the ABO system is possible either by the mixed agglutination method1,2 or the absorption-elution method3–6. Certain of these techniques2,4,6 tend to be time-consuming because of the repeated individual manipulation of the materials being tested.

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OUTTERIDGE, R. Direct ABO Group Determination of Bloodstains on a Micro Scale by Batch Procedure. Nature 198, 698–699 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198698a0

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