Blood Bank Exam 3 Flashcards
List the cold antibodies. Are these clinically significant?
Lewis (anti-Le)
anti-I
anti-P1
anti-M
anti-A, anti-B, anti-H
anti-N
Not clinically significant
Are anti-M and anti-N cold or warm antibodies? Are they IgG or IgM?
Cold antibodies. IgM.
T/F: IgG/warm antibodies are naturally occurring.
False. IgM are naturally occurring
List the warm antibodies. Are they clinically significant?
Rh antibodies (Anti-D,C,E)
Duffy (Anti-Fya, Fyb)
Kidd (Anti-Jk)
Kell (Anti-Kp, Anti-Js)
Anti-S, Anti-s
They are clinically significant
What are clinically significant antibodies associated with?
Decreased RBC survival, causing HDFN and transfusion reactions
Which antibodies are enhanced by enzymes?
Kidd
Rh
Lewis
I
P
Which antibodies are destroyed by enzymes?
Duffy
M
N
S,s
Is Kell destroyed or enhanced by enzymes?
Neither!
Which antibodies exhibit dosage?
Kidds, Duffy, Rh, M, N, S
(Kidds and Duffy the Monkey (Rh) eat a lot of M & N’S)
What antibody is warm IgG, associated with Glycophorin B, destroyed by enzymes, exhibits dosage, and causes HDFN/HTRXN?
Anti-S and Anti-s
What antibody is warm IgG, enhanced by enzymes, exhibits dosage, causes DELAYED HDFN/HTRXN, and is associated with complement fixation/activation?
Kidd antibodies
What antibody is a cold IgM, associated with Glycophorin A, exhibits dosage, and is destroyed by enzymes?
Anti-M and anti-N
What antibodies are capable of crossing placenta, warm IgG, exhibits dosage, enhanced by enzyme, and do not bind complement?
Rh antibodies
Which blood group antigens are present at birth, capable of HDFN/HTRXNs, associated with resistance to malarial infections?
Duffy antigens
Which antigen group is poorly present at birth, weakly immunogeneic, capable of delayed HDFN/HTRXNs, and is associated with resistance to ZM urea testing?
Kidd antigens
O blood group - antibodies it has and antigens it has.
O has no antigens on its surface
O has anti-A and anti-B and anti-A,B
AB blood group - antigens and antibodies that it has
AB has A and B antigens on its surface
AB has no antibodies
What is the universal donor for pRBC?
What is the universal recipient for pRBC?
Type O - universal donor
Type AB - universal recipient
What is the universal donor for FFP?
What is the universal recipient for FFP?
Universal donor - AB
Universal recipient - O
What enzyme does the A gene encode for?
N-acetyl-galactosamine enzymes
What enzyme does the B gene encode for?
D-galactose enzymes
What enzyme does the O gene encode for?
L-fucose enzymes
What do ABO genes code for? What do they do?
Glycosyltransferases that add sugars to a precursor substance (H antigen)
what is hh phenotype called? what will they type as? what does this mean?
Bombay phenotype - they will type as O but they cannot receive regular O blood because of the lack of H antigen
T/F: ABO antigens are fully developed at birth.
False
At birth, neonates will have ____% the number of adult ABO antigens on the RBC surface. When are they fully developed?
50%; at 2-4 years they are fully developed
When do ABO antibodies develop? Are ABO antibodies naturally occurring? Does this make them IgG or IgM (cold or warm)
ABO antibodies develop around 6 months after birth. They are naturally occurring, cold IgM antibodies.
Are ABO antigens produced by the baby?
No, all antibodies in baby’s plasma are maternal in origin.
Can you do a reverse type on cord blood specimens? (neonates)
No because there are no antibodies yet.
When will you have the highest ABO antibody titers?
5-10 years old; they will decline with age
What are the most common blood types in order?
O is most common, A, B, AB
ABO antibodies: IgG or IgM? Naturally occurring? Complement binding? Placenta crossing? Developed at birth? Does it exhibit dosage?
ABO can be IgG or IgM. They are both naturally occurring. IgM can bind complement. IgG can cross placenta. ABO antibodies are not developed at birth and they do not exhibit dosage.
ABO - forward typing
“what you are” - antigens on RBC surfaces
Anti-A = positive with type A
Anti-B = positive with type B
Anti-A,B = positive with type AB
O will not react with any anti-sera because it has no antigens.
% of the population with type O blood
44%
% of the population with type AB blood
4%
% of the population with type A blood
37%
% of the population with type B blood
15%
ABO reverse typing
“what you are not” - tests antibodies in plasma
Reaction with A1 cells = type B
Reaction with B cells = type A
Reaction with both A1 and B cells = type O
Reaction with neither = AB
SeSe or Sese gene
Secretor gene - secrete ABO/H in saliva and body fluids
Rank H antigen concentration depending on ABO blood group.
O > A2 > B > A2B > A1 > A1B > Oh
What is used in blood banks to confirm suspected cases of Bombay phenotype (Oh)? What plant is it made from?
Anti-H lectin made from Ulex europaeus
What does a Bombay serum contain?
Anti-A, Anti-B, Anti-A,B and Anti-H
What happens if we add Anti-H lectin to someone that is bombay phenotype?
No agglutionation - negative reaction (positive for bombay)
What happens if we add anti-H lectin to someone that is not bombay phenotype?
Agglutination - postive reaction (no bombay)
What percent of people have the A1 allele? A2?
80% have A1
18% have A2