Blood Group System Flashcards
First victim of BTR?
Pope Innocent VIII
Animal to animal transfusion
Richard Lower
Animal to human transfusion
Jean Baptiste Denis
Human to human transfusion
James Blundell
Traditional marker of T cells
CD 2
2 Characteristics of IMMUNOGEN
Immunogenicity
Antigenicity
I - stimulate ab prod
A - respond to its corresponding ab
2 ways a Female can be exposed to antigen
- Pregnancy
2. Blood transfusion
2 ways a Female can be exposed to antigen
- Pregnancy
2. Blood transfusion
[Incidence]
Rare antigens
Low incidence
[Incidence]
Private / Family Antigen
Low incidence
[Incidence]
Kell (K)
Low Incidence
Test for CGD
NBT (Nitroblue Tetrazolium Test)
[Incidence]
Common / Public Antigens
High incidence
[Incidence]
Cellano (k), Ii
High incidence
Main site of antibody production
Spleen
- largest 2° lymphoid organ
Product of antigen exposure
Antibody
Targests antigen present on the px’s rbc
Autoantibody
Test for autoantibody
Autocontrol (AC) = px rbc + px serum
[Alloantibodies]
Naturally occuring / expected (no need for exposure; stimulus are unknown)
Natural Alloantibodies
ex. ABO ab
[Alloantibodies]
Unexpected
Product of exposure to foreign antigen
Immune antibody
ex. pregnancy, transfusion (Rh ab)
Smallest Ig
IgG
Coating ab
IgG
Can cross placenta
Can cause HDFN
IgG
Ig that reacts at 37°C
IgG