Blood Group RH Flashcards
Who Described a hemolytic transfusion reaction in an obstetrical patient
Levine and Stetson
T/F
Rh product is a glycosylated protein
False. Nonglycosylated
Postulated that the antigens from the system were produced by 3 closely linked sets of alleles. Each gene was responsible for producing a product (Ag) on the red cell surface.
Fisher and Race
possessing half the normal number of chromosome found on the cell
Haplotype
Most immunogenic Rh antigen
D antigen
Believed that the gene responsible for defining Rh actually produced an agglutinogen that contains a series of blood factors.
Wiener
A substance that stimulates the production of agglutinin, thereby acting as an antigen.
Agglutinogen
represent the presence of a single haplotype composed of three different antigens.
Wiener
Proposed a system that assigns a number to each antigen of Rh system in order of its discovery or recognized relationship to the Rh system in the 1960s.
Rosenfield
They adapted a six-digit number for each blood group.
ISBT (International Society of Blood transfusion)
They adapted a six-digit number for each blood group.
First three numbers =???
Remaining three numbers =???
-system
-antigenic specificity
Half-life of Rh Abs in serum/plasma:
1 year
These are IgG that react optimally at 37oC or following the addition of antiglobulin reagent.
Rh Abs
Red cell destruction due to Rh Abs is primarily extravascular. This type of hemolysis classically characterizes a
Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
Highly immunogenic
Rh Ag