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Evaluating RhD assessment by automated methodology: A potential "blind spot" for RhD variant identification.
Transfusion - 1 Sept 2025
Yurtsever Nalan, Tormey Christopher A, Bizzario Laurie, Lee Edward S
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BACKGROUND: The Rh blood group is highly polymorphic, and individuals with RHD variant alleles can form antibodies against antigens found in the conventional RhD protein. To prevent transfusion of D+ blood to groups at risk of forming anti-D antibodies, such as women of childbearing age and newborns, our transfusion service has established protocols to accurately identify D variants that can be missed by...
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