Open AccessStudy of red blood cell alloimmunization in multitransfused thalassemic children of Jammu region
Author(s) -
Ashu Dogra,
Meena Sidhu,
Raman Kapoor,
Dinesh Kumar
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.4103/0973-6247.150958
Subject(s) - medicine , thalassemia , splenectomy , autoantibody , antibody , blood transfusion , serology , pediatrics , immunology , gastroenterology , spleen
Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic disorder of hemoglobin synthesis in Jammu region. Although RBC transfusion is life saving for these patients, it may be associated with some complications like RBC alloimmunization. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of alloimmunization and the most common alloantibodies involved.