RBC alloimmunization and double alloantibodies in thalassemic patients

Hematology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 223-227

  Azarkeivan, Azita ^a   Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein ^b   Zolfaghari, Sima ^a   Shaiegan, Mojgan ^a   Ferdowsi, Shirin ^a   Rezaei, Negar ^a   Lotfi, Parvin ^a  

^a HIGH INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE   (Iran)

^b QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alloantibody; Antibody screening; Double antibody; Thalassemia; Transfusion reaction

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; RHESUS ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; THALASSEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THALASSEMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928523328     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1607845414Y.0000000189     Document Type: Article

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