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Immunohematological study of the first pediatric patient with the Bombay phenotype in Medellín, Colombia.
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis - 1 Aug 2020
Gómez Piedrahita Catalina, Toro Espinosa Leidy Alejandra, Téllez Paz Daniel, Perón Ana Claudia, Patiño Perez María Angélica, Vallejo Rios Carlos Arturo
Abstract excerpt
The Bombay (Oh) phenotype is a rare phenotype in which red blood cells lack the H antigen as a result of a point mutation in the H gene. Oh patients are a challenge in transfusion medicine. We present a case of a pediatric patient with the Bombay phenotype who was carried to the emergency department of the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación in Medellín, Colombia. The patient presented gastrointestinal...
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