Recent advances in our knowledge of the Rhesus blood group system have provided reagents which can distinguish bloods which previously could not be distinguished except by family study. An example of this was the bloods CDE/cde (Rzr) and CDe/cDE (R1R2) which gave identical reactions with the standard antisera used. The report presented is of the application of the newer knowledge in differentiating such bloods. Such studies will enable identification and exclusion of paternity to be undertaken with a greater degree of accuracy.
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