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Asian-type DEL (RHD*DEL1) with an allo-anti-D: A paradoxical observation in a healthy multiparous woman.
Transfusion - 1 Aug 2023
Ohto Hitoshi, Ito Shoichi, Srivastava Kshitij, Ogiyama Yoshiko, Uchikawa Makoto, Nollet Kenneth Eric, Flegel Willy Albert
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The DEL phenotype is the D variant expressing the least amounts of D antigen per red cell. Asian-type DEL (RHD:c:1227G > A) is the most prevalent DEL in East Asia without any anti-D alloimmunization reported before. We investigated the first observation of an anti-D in any DEL phenotype, reported in the Japanese language at a 1987 conference, only 3 years after the discovery of DEL. METHODS: We...
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