Article
Basic principles of the ABO and Rh blood group systems for hemapheresis practitioners.
Journal of clinical apheresis - 1 Jan 1992
Sigmon J M
Abstract excerpt
Since 1901, more than 20 distinct blood group systems have been identified and characterized. Yet, the ABO System, the first described, remains the most clinically significant in blood transfusion and organ transplantation medicine. The ABO antigens are the only cellular antigens which consistently produce a potent, naturally occurring antithetical antibody which circulates in the plasma of healthy individuals....
Topics
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Isoantibodies
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
