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High prevalence of red blood cell alloimmunization in sickle cell disease despite transfusion from Rh-matched minority donors.
Blood - 8 Aug 2013
Chou Stella T, Jackson Tannoa, Vege Sunitha, Smith-Whitley Kim, Friedman David F, Westhoff Connie M
Abstract excerpt
Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a key treatment of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) but remains complicated by RBC immunization. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of antigen matching for Rh D, C, and E, and K and transfusion from African American donors in 182 patients with SCD. Overall, 71 (58%) chronic and 9 (15%) episodically transfused patients were alloimmunized. Fifty-five (45%)...
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