Open AccessClinical significance of antibody specificities to M, N and Lewis blood group system
Author(s) -
Raj Nath Makroo,
Bhavna Arora,
Aakanksha Bhatia,
Mohit Chowdhry,
Rosamma Nakamatathil Luka
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.137442
Subject(s) - medicine , antibody , group (periodic table) , blood group antigens , clinical significance , immunology , chemistry , organic chemistry
The clinically significant antibodies are those active at 37°C and/or by the indirect antiglobulin test. Most of the published literature refers to antibodies of Lewis blood group system to be insignificant, whereas antibodies to M and N blood groups are associated with variable clinical significance.