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The risk assessment study for hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn in a University Hospital in Turkey.
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis - 1 Jun 2013
Altuntas Nilgün, Yenicesu Idil, Himmetoglu Ozdemir, Kulali Ferit, Kazanci Ebru, Unal Sezin, Aktas Selma, Hirfanoglu Ibrahim, Onal Esra, Turkyilmaz Canan, Ergenekon Ebru, Koc Esin, Atalay Yıldız
Abstract excerpt
Maternal red-cell alloimmunization occurs when a woman's immune system is sensitized to foreign red-blood cell surface antigens, leading to the production of alloantibodies. The resulting antibodies often cross the placenta during pregnancies in sensitized women and, if the fetus is positive for red-blood-cell surface antigens, this will lead to hemolysis of fetal red-blood cells and anemia. The most severe cases...
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