Factors that predict outcome after ABO-incompatible RBC transfusions are not well defined. We studied whether the volume of incompatible blood transfused would determine the signs and symptoms and survival outcome for ABO-incompatible RBC transfusions. We reviewed ABO-incompatible RBC transfusions from our institutions and our consultations for 35 years and from a survey of America's Blood Cent...

The univariate conditioning of copulas is studied, yielding a construction method for copulas based on an a priori given copula. Based on the gluing method, g-ordinal sum of copulas is introduced and a representation of copulas by means of g-ordinal sums is given. Though different right conditionings commute, this is not the case of right and left conditioning, with a special exception of Archi...

L IVER ALLOGRAfTS are resistant to hyperacute or antibody mediated rejection from preformed antibodies. No consistent syndrome develops following transplantation when a recipient harbors preformed Iymphocytotoxic antibodies.1.2 The only apparent deleterious effect of preformed Iymphocytotoxic antibodies is a higher incidence of the "vanishing hile duct syndrome.") Despite these clinical observa...

Introduction Although several studies have investigated the relationship between ABO blood group and medical diseases, few reports have explored the association with oral diseases, including periodontal disease (PD). Aim The aim of this literature review was to assess the association between the ABO blood grouping and PD. Methods We searched PubMed and Google Scholar databases using the fol...

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ABO blood groups are known to influence the plasma level of von Willebrand factor (VWF), but little is known about the relationship between ABO and coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). We analyzed the influence of ABO genotypes on VWF antigen, FVIII activity, and their quantitative relationship in 11,673 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. VWF, FVIII, and FVIII/VWF...

Investigation into predictors for treatment outcome is essential to improve the clinical efficacy of therapeutic multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). We therefore studied the possible harmful impact of immunogenic ABO blood groups antigens - genetically governed antigenic determinants - at all given steps of MSC-therapy, from cell isolation and preparation for clinical use, to final re...

INTRODUCTION Sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) has been reported to have a higher case fatality rate than other causes of ALI. However, differences in the severity of illness in septic vs. non-septic ALI patients might explain this finding. METHODS 520 patients enrolled in the Improving Care of ALI Patients Study (ICAP) were prospectively characterized as having sepsis or non sepsis-indu...

Blood-group type matching has been well known as the principal rule in organ transplantation. However, as the possibility of obtaining grafts from living donors is very low, adjustment of blood type is sometimes very difficult. On the other hand, and particularly in Far East countries, it is even harder to obtain grafts from deceased donors; thus, living donors must be used for the rescue of pa...