Red cell alloimmunization in a diverse population of transfused patients with thalassaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-128

  Thompson, Alexis A ^a   Cunningham, Melody J ^b   Singer, Sylvia T ^c   Neufeld, Ellis J ^d   Vichinsky, Elliott ^c   Yamashita, Robert ^e   Giardina, Patricia ^f   Kim, Hae Young ^g   Trachtenberg, Felicia ^g   Kwiatkowski, Janet L ^h  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^g NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloimmunization; Leucocyte depletion; Splenectomy; Thalassaemia; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLENECTOMY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

AUTOANTIBODIES; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE; SPLENECTOMY; THALASSEMIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952607066     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08576.x     Document Type: Article

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