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Identification of new KLF1 and LU alleles during the resolution of Lutheran typing discrepancies.
Transfusion - 1 Jun 2016
Garcia-Sanchez Felix, Pardi Cecilia, Kupatawintu Pawinee, Thornton Nicole, Rodriguez Miguel-Angel, Lucea Irene, Sood Chhavi, Ochoa-Garay Gorka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Lu(b) antigen is expressed on red blood cells (RBCs) of the majority of individuals in all populations. Its absence in transfused patients may lead to alloantibody production and mild-to-moderate transfusion reactions, and in pregnancies to mild hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. This report describes the results of discrepancy resolution between apparent LU*A/LU*B or LU*B/LU*B genotypes...
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