Article
Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction caused by the second example of anti-K19.
Transfusion - 1 Jan 2000
Marsh W L, DiNapoli J, Oyen R, Greenspan R, Hu A, Rincon F
Abstract excerpt
A second example of anti-K19 has been identified in the serum of a black patient immunized by blood transfusions. The antibody was responsible for delayed hemolysis of transfused incompatible red blood cells. The patient's red blood cells are K:--19 but are otherwise of common Kell phenotype. The K19 antigen is closely associated with the Kell blood group although there is, as yet, no pedigree information to...
Topics
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
- Antibodies
- Blood Group Antigens
- Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Kell Blood-Group System
- Leukocytes
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
