Article
Haemolytic disease of fetus and newborn caused by ABO antibodies in a cisAB offspring.
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis - 1 Oct 2008
Deng Zhi-Hui, Seltsam Axel, Ye You-Wan, Yu Qiong, Li Qian, Su Yu-Qing, Liang Yan-Lian, Zang Hao
Abstract excerpt
ABO hemolytic disease of fetus and newborn (ABO-HDFN) occurs almost exclusively in infants of blood group A or B who are born to group O mothers because IgG anti-A or -B occurs more commonly in group O than in group A or B individuals. We report a case of clinically significant ABO-HDFN where the mother was blood group O with elevated IgG anti-A and anti-B titers and delivered a child with an A2B phenotype. This...
Topics
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Adult
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
- Erythroblastosis, Fetal
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G
- Infant, Newborn
- Isoantibodies
- Isoantigens
- Jaundice, Neonatal