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Delayed Haemolytic Transfusion Reaction Due to Simultaneous Appearance of Anti‐Fy a and Anti‐Fy5
Author(s) -
Bowen D. T.,
Devenish A.,
Dalton J.,
Hewitt Patricia E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1988.tb04685.x
Subject(s) - haemolytic disease , antibody , transfusion reaction , isoantibodies , blood transfusion , medicine , immunology , biology , pregnancy , fetus , genetics
. We report here the development of anti‐Fy5 in a young Negro female with sickle cell disease. The antibody was responsible for a delayed haemolytic transfusion reaction. We believe this is the first report of such an antibody in Europe.