BACKGROUND ABO blood type incompatibility between a donor and recipient is generally considered a contraindication to kidney transplantation. CASE CHARACTERISTICS A 12-year-old boy presented with end stage renal disease (blood group B), with the only healthy available donor being mother (blood group AB). The child received renal transplant with mother as the donor, with a designed desensitiza...

BACKGROUND The major challenge in ABO-incompatible transplantation is to minimize antibody-mediated rejection. Effective reduction of the anti-ABO blood group antibodies at the time of transplantation has made ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation a growing practice in our hospital and in centers worldwide. ABO antibodies result from contact with A- and B-like antigens in the intestines via n...

titers were controlled after each ABO-incompatible transfusion using standard laboratory techniques. In the case of O/A recipientdonor blood group constellation we started adsorption of recipients’ Anti-A with one or two units of A2-RBCs followed by transfusion of A1-RBCs with a higher number of A-antigens per RBC. Using the technique of in vivo adsorption of isoagglutinins recipients’ anti-A o...

Hemolysis most commonly occurs following bone marrow transplant when there is "minor" ABO blood group incompatibility between donor and recipient. The hemolysis has been attributed to destruction of the patient's incompatible erythrocytes by donor-derived anti-A and/or anti-B antibody produced from "passenger" immunocompetent donor lymphocytes. Extraordinary transfusion requirements of group O ...

AIM The aim of study was to: 1) examine the relationship between ABO blood groups and extent of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD), 2) compare ABO blood groups distribution in CAD patients and general population, 3) examine possible differences in traditional risk factors frequency in CAD patients with different ABO blood groups. MATERIALS AND METH...

The ABO blood group was discovered in 1900 by Austrian scientist, Karl Landsteiner. At present, the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) approves as 29 human blood group systems. The ABO blood group system consists of four antigens (A, B, O and AB). These antigens are known as oligosaccharide antigens, and widely expressed on the membranes of red cell and tissue cells as well as, i...

INTRODUCTION Numerous publications indicate that the prevalence of some infectious, neoplastic and immunological diseases are associated with ABO blood groups. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to verify whether ABO and Rh blood groups are associated with severe anaphylactic reactions after Hymenoptera stings. MATERIAL AND METHODS A study was undertaken of 71,441 Caucasian subjects living...

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SUMMARY: TWO PREPARATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PLATELET TRANSFUSION: single-donor apheresis platelet concentrates (APC) and pooled platelet concentrates (PPC) prepared from 4-6 whole blood units. Clear advantages of APC over PPC are a markedly reduced donor exposure of recipients, and easier logistics when attempting a complete supply with ABO-identical and Rh-compatible platelet concentrates. Reg...

The ABO blood group distribution varies in different geographical and ethnic groups. In Punjab (India), the ABO blood frequency is B>O>A>AB. The current study was an attempt to correlate the ABO blood group frequency with preponderance of breast and gastrointestinal cancer in Punjab, to assess the utility of ABO blood group as a preclinical marker. The study sample consists of 160 cancer patien...