Kell, Kidd, Duffy Flashcards
This was the first blood group system discovered after the introduction of antiglobulin testing.
KELL BLOOD GROUP
MODIFIED T/F: Kell blood group antigens are found on platelets or on lymphocytes, granulocytes, or monocytes..
FALSE. RBCs only
If Kell antigens are absent on WBCs, they are associated with?
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE
If Kell antigens are found on WBCs, they will remain?
Unconverted
Excluding the ABO blood group system, what is the second most immunogenic antigen after the Rh (D) Antigen?
Kell Antigen
Kell glycoprotein is a member of the?
neprilysin (M13) family of zinc endopeptidases.
Detected on fetal RBCs as early as 10 weeks and Well developed at birth
K Antigen
Despite its lower quantity, it is very
immunogenic.
K Antigen
Jsa is also known as
Sutter
Kpa is also known as
Penny
k is also known as
Cellano
Kpb is also known as
Rautenberg
Jsb is also known as
Matthews
Class is also known as
KL
Peltz is also known as
Ku
Williams is also known as
Kw
Detected on fetal RBCs at 7 weeks
k antigen
Absent of this results Mcleod Syndrome
Kx antigen
Kell antibodies associated with severe HTS AND HDFN? T or F
True
Anti K reacts more weakly in test using what reagents
LISS
Present on all RBCs except those of rare McLeod phenotype
Kx Antigen
Kx antigen increases in what phenotypes
Ko and Kmod phenotypes
RBCs lack expression of all Kell antigens and No membrane abnormality
Knull, Ko Phenotype