[The Ko phenotype and fetal-maternal allo-immunization].

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[The Ko phenotype and fetal-maternal allo-immunization].

Archives francaises de pediatrie - 1 Nov 1993

Fourmaintraux A, Vitrac D, Mariette J B, Brunel F

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BACKGROUND: Very few people have no Kell antigens (phenotype Ko). They can develop antibodies to Kell antigens after transfusion, or the abortion of a Kell-positive fetus. This paper describes a case of immunization that may have been due to amniocentesis. CASE REPORT: The eighth pregnancy of a w...

Topics

Amniocentesis
Blood Group Incompatibility
Female
Humans
Immunization
Infant, Newborn
Kell Blood-Group System
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Pedigree
Phenotype
Pregnancy

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