Use of a PCR-based assay for fetal Cw antigen genotyping in a patient with a history of moderately severe hemolytic disease of the newborn due to anti-Cw.

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Anti-Cw is an uncommon cause of clinically significant hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). We report an unusually severe case of HDN due to anti-Cw that required phototherapy and exchange transfusion. We also describe a novel PCR-RFLP method for Cw typing of fetal genomic DNA that was used for prenatal diagnosis in a subsequent pregnancy. Following PCR amplification of a 163 bp segment of the RHCE gene...

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