The First Korean Case Report of Anti-Gerbich
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
;
: 442-444, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-162707
ABSTRACT
In this study, we report the first Korean case of an anti-Gerbich (Ge) alloantibody to a high-incidence antigen that belongs to the Ge blood group system. The alloantibody was detected in a middle-aged Korean woman who did not have a history of transfusion. Her blood type was B+, and findings from the antibody screening test revealed 1+ reactivity in all panels except the autocontrol. The cross-matching test showed incompatible results with all 5 packed red blood cells. Additional blood type antigen and antibody tests confirmed the anti-Ge alloantibody. While rare, cases of hemolytic transfusion reaction or hemolytic disease in newborns due to anti-Ge have been recently reported in the literature. Therefore, additional further studies on alloantibodies to high-incidence antigens, including anti-Ge, are necessary in the future.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS