Rh Blood Group

Question 1

Nomenclatures of the Rh system:

Based on the theory that antigen of the systems were produced by three closely linked set of alleles, each gene was responsible for producing a product (or antigen on the red cells surface)

Answer 1

Fisher-Race (DCE)

Question 2

Nomenclatures of the Rh system:

Postulated that gene responsible for defining Rh actually produced an agglutinogen that contained a series of blood factors, in which each factor is an antigen recognized by an antibody

Answer 2

Wiener (Rh-Hr)

Question 3

Nomenclatures of the Rh system:

Number is assigned to each antigen of three Rh system in order of its discovery

Answer 3

Rosenfield (Alpha numeric)

Question 4

D antigens expressed appear to be complete, but few in number

Answer 4

Genetic weak D

Question 5

One or more parts of the D antigen is missing

Answer 5

D mosaic or partial D

Question 6

Position effect or gene interaction effect

Answer 6

C trans

Question 7

Used to quantitate the number of fetal Rh-positive cells in the mother’s circulation as a result of a fetomaternal hemorrage

Answer 7

Kleihauer-Betke Test or Flow Cytometry