Open AccessPrevalence and specificities of red cell alloantibodies among blood recipients in the Malaysian state of Kelantan
Author(s) -
F S Al-Joudi,
Anuar Bin Ali,
Majdan Ramli,
Suhair Abbas Ahmed,
Mohd Pazudin Ismail
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/0973-6247.75997
Subject(s) - medicine , red blood cell , immunology
Red blood cell (RBC) alloantibodies may be formed following exposure to RBC antigens. In most cases, the alloimmunization develops during pregnancy or from previous blood transfusions. The RBC antigens and their alloantibodies vary among different human populations and ethnic groups, and they do have a clinical significance for their adverse immunological reactions.