Open AccessRed blood cell alloimmunization in Iran: A Comprehensive review of the literature
Author(s) -
Maryam Sadat Hosseini,
Leila Jafari,
Reza Shiri Heris,
Ahmad Gharehbaghian
Publication year - 2020
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/ajts.ajts_137_17
Subject(s) - medicine , red blood cell , intensive care medicine , immunology
Alloimmunization is an immune response against foreign antigens which introduced into the body through transfusion, pregnancy, or transplantation. This phenomenon is a big challenge in patients, which require regular transfusions. In the current study, we tried to have a comprehensive review on the status of alloimmunization in Iran. For this purpose, we searched for papers investigating alloimmunization in transfusion-dependent patients and also in patients with no regular transfusions who are candidate for surgery or who need blood.