Blood Groups / Transfusions Flashcards
What chromosome and what gene are responsible for blood groups?
Chromosome 9
A and B gene
What do the A and B gene on chromosome 9 code for?
Transferases
Alter H substance on RBC membrane
Which antigen genes are co-dominant? Which is silent
A and B dominant
O silent
Name the 4 blood groups in order of population frequency in the UK
O
A
B
AB
Which antigens and antibodies does blood group O have?
No antigens
A + B antibodies
Which antigens and antibodies does blood group A have?
A antigen
B antibody
Which antigens and antibodies does blood group B have?
B antigen
A antibody
Which antigens and antibodies does blood group AB have?
A + B antigen
No antibodies
What is Landsteiner’s law?
If someone lacks an antigen, the corresponding antibody is made in the plasma
What blood groups can blood group O receive blood from?
O
What blood groups can blood group A receive blood from?
O + A
What blood groups can blood group B receive blood from?
O + B
What blood groups can blood group AB receive blood from?
O + A + B
Pregnancy and transfusion can cause what effect on blood groups?
Antibody sensitisation
85% of the population is what blood antibody positive?
Rhesus RhD
How is RhD inherited?
Positive dominant
RhD negative can cause what reaction between a mother and fetus’s blood?
Haemolytic disease of the fetus / newborn
What is the DAT direct Coomb’s test used for?
To identify Ab on red cell surfaces