RH Flashcards
The genes that control the system are located in chromosome 1
● Polymorphic
RH
In RH blood group, Only the most clinically significant will be emphasized
D, C, E, c, and e
can cause transfusion reactions and hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)/Erythroblastosis fetalis
D ANTIBODY
defined D antigen (Rh factor)
1939 Levine and Stetson
discovered anti-Rh (named after Rhesus monkey)
1940 Landsteiner and Wiener
RH ANTIGEN FREQUENCY
● D antigen – 85%
● C antigen – 70%
● c antigen – 80%
● E antigen – 30%
● e antigen – 98%
determines the expression of the D antigen
RHD gene
determines the expression of the C, c, E, and e
antigens
RHCE gene
are an integral part of the red cell membrane.
Rh antigens
systems of nomenclature that theorize the inheritance of the Rh system
○ 1: Fisher-Race
○ 2: Wiener
○ 3: Rosenfield
○ 4: International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT)
The terminology used to describe the Rh system is derived from 4 sets of investigators
○ The first two of the terminologies are based on the postulated genetic mechanisms of the Rh system.
○ The 3rd terminology describes only the presence or absence of a given antigen.
○ 4th is result of the effort of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Working Party on Terminology for Red cell Surface antigens
Most commonly used nomenclature
Fisher-Race
Who developed fischer-race nomenclature
Ronald Fisher and Robert Race of England
Rh-Hr terminology
Weiner
CDE terminology/ DCE terminology
Fischer-race
Superscripts (Rh^1) refers to
Genes
Subscripts (Rh1)refer to
Agglutinogen
Also known as alphanumeric nomenclature
Rosenfield nomenclature
it is simpler as it only explains the presence or absence of a given antigen
Rosenfield
Attempts to standardize nomenclature
● Six digit numbers are assigned to each blood group specificity
● 004 refers to the Rh system
ISBT
has no genetic basis.
ISBT
located on chromosome 1
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