BACKGROUND Homograft valves are subject to calcification and structural degeneration in the long term. Blood group matching is performed in many centers, and it remains controversial whether immunologic responses associated with potential blood group incompatibility contribute to the degeneration of unmatched homografts. We studied the expression of carbohydrate blood group antigens on valve en...

We report a case of dramatic outcome of severe hemolytic disease in a newborn due to RH1 incompatibility. A newborn with A RH1 blood group was admitted in the Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital for the problem of hydrops fetalis associated with RH1 incompatibility. The blood group of his mother, aged 31, was AB RH1-negative and that of his 37 year old father was A RH1. The mother had a histo...

Background. Homograft valves are subject to calcification and structural degeneration in the long term. Blood group matching is performed in many centers, and it remains controversial whether immunologic responses associated with potential blood group incompatibility contribute to the degeneration of unmatched homografts. We studied the expression of carbohydrate blood group antigens on valve e...

Objective: To determine the frequency of common indications exchange transfusion in neonates with jaundice presenting to a tertiary care health facility. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration: Department Paediatrics, National Institute Child Health, Karachi Pakistan, from January 2022 June 2022. Methodology: All up 28 days either gender were included. Details abo...

Abstract Background Parental blood variables are one of the most important medical-biological causes of intellectual and physical-movement disabilities. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between parents’ blood variables (ABO and Rh blood type) and their relationship with frequency of intellectual and physical-movement disabilities in Isfahan province. Materials...