Red cell antigens: Structure and function

Simultaneous Camouflage of Major and Minor Antigens on Red Blood Cell Surface With Activated mPEGs

Background: Host immune system response against blood group antigens is a major problem in blood transfusions, especially for <span style="font-varian...

Abnormal Red Cell Structure and Function in Neuroacanthocytosis

BACKGROUND Panthothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) belongs to a group of hereditary neurodegenerative disorders known as neuroacanthocytosis (NA). This genetically heterogeneous group of diseases is characterized by degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia and by the presence of deformed red blood cells with thorny protrusions, acanthocytes, in the circulation. OBJECTIVE ...

Cell Antigens and Cell Specialization. Ii. Demonstration of Some Red Cell Antigens of Human Normoblasts.

Terminology for red cell antigens-1999 update.

s and Introductions Serologic and molecular investigations of a chimera N.A. MIFSUD, A.P. HADDAD, C.F. HART, R. HOLDSWORTH, J.A. CONDON, M. SWAIN, AND R.L. SPARROW Precipitation of serum proteins by polyethylene glycol (PEG) in pretransfusion testing J. HOFFER,W.P. KOSLOSKY, E.S. GLOSTER,T.M. DIMAIO, AND M.E. REID Hemochromatosis, iron, and blood donation: a short review A.C. FIELDS AND A.J. GR...

Red cell antigens as functional molecules and obstacles to transfusion.

Blood group antigens (BGAs) can act as functional molecules but also can evoke autoantibodies and alloantibodies, causing autoimmune hemolytic anemia, hemolytic disease of the newborn and hemolytic transfusion reactions. In Section I, Dr. Marilyn Telen discusses physiologic and pathologic functions of RBC BGA-bearing molecules. She reviews some associations of BGAs with RBC membrane integrity a...