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Positive direct antiglobulin test due to anti‐Fr a in a newborn infant
Author(s) -
Harris P. A.,
Vega M. S.,
Cunton B. A.,
Miller W. V.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1983.23584018717.x
Subject(s) - linkage (software) , medicine , coombs test , pediatrics , immunology , genetics , biology , antibody , gene
A positive direct antiglobulin test due to anti‐Fr a was found in a newborn infant whose mother previously had borne two other Fr(a+) children; all three were clinically unaffected. Family studies showed no evidence for close linkage between the Fr and HLA loci.