Article
Antibodies to part of the Rho antigen complex occurring in two women with Rho variants.
Transfusion - 1 Jan 2000
Zaino E C, Applewhaite F
Abstract excerpt
Two women with Rho variants are reported. Both had received transfusions and had anti-Rh antibodies. One was found to have anti-Rh-ACD and anti-Jk-a and represents a phenotype not reported previously. The other was the mother of a child with a mild hemolytic disease caused by anti-Rh-CD. Family studies of both patients showed transmission of Rh-cd but not Rh-acd. Emphasis is placed on transfusing Rho negative...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibody Specificity
- Antigen-Antibody Reactions
- Blood Group Incompatibility
- Blood Transfusion
- Female
- Humans
- Isoantibodies
- Isoantigens
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
