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Comparison of different blood sample processing methods for sensitive detection of low level chimerism by RHD real-time PCR assay.
Chimerism - 1 Jan 2000
Javadi Ahmad, Verduin Esther P, Brand Anneke, Schonewille Henk
Abstract excerpt
The rhesus D blood group, which is expressed on the red blood cells (RBC) of 85% of the Caucasian population, is one of the most immunogenic RBC antigens, inducing D antibody formation in up to 20-80% of D-negative transfusion recipients and about 10% of pregnancies at risk. Pregnancy-induced D-antibodies can persist for many years, but the mechanisms underlying this persistence are unclear. The LOTUS study, a...
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