Serologic and molecular genetic management of a pregnancy complicated by anti-Rh18

Immunohematology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 132-135

  Haspel, Richard L ^a   Vege, Sunitha ^c   Michelle, Dawn ^b   Kaufman, Richard M ^b   Westhoff, Connie M ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Molecular Blood Group and Platelet Testing Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemolytic disease of the newborn; Hr; HrS; Molecular testing; RH18; RH19; Shabalala

Indexed keywords

RHESUS 18 ANTIBODY; RHESUS ANTIBODY; RHESUS E ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HISPANIC; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; SEROLOGY;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE OF NEWBORN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RH ISOIMMUNIZATION; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 33750455504     PISSN: 0894203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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