Test 4 Flashcards
List five antibodies that are IgM antibodies.
Anti- Lea, anti-Leb, anti-I, anti-P1, anti-M, anti-N, anti-Lua
Anti-Lewis
List five antibodies that are IgG antibodies.
Anti-K, Anti- Fya, Anti-Fyb, Anti- Jka, Anti-Jkb, anti-S
Anti-kell, anti- Duffy, anti-Kidd
Which class of antibody reacts at room temperature but not at 37 degrees Celsius?
IgM
List four antibodies whose reactivity would show increased agglutination if the screening cells were pre-treated with enzymes (do not include Rh system antibodies).
Kell, Kidd
Anti-Jka, anti-Jkb, anti-C, anti-K
List four antigens that are removed from the red blood cell membrane by enzyme treatment.
M, N, Fya, Fyb
List three antigens that are not expressed on cord blood cells.
Lea, Leb, I
Which antigen is most immunogenic next to the D antigen?
K
What is another name for the anti-PP1Pk antibody produced by people with the p genotype?
Anti-Tja
Which of these antibodies might be present in a patient who has never been transfused nor pregnant?
a. Anti-Lea
b. Anti-Fya
c. Anti-Jka
d. Anti-N
e. Anti-P1
f. Anti-K
g. Anti-Jsa
h. Anti-S
a. Anti-Lea
d. Anti-N
e. Anti-P1
List two antigens that are made from another antigen.
I, Leb
Which antibodies are very dangerous because their titers fall rapidly to undetectable levels?
Kidd antibodies
Which antibody causes paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria? Is it IgM or IgG?
Auto anti-P, IgG
If a patient builds an anti-U antibody, which three antigens are not present on their red blood cells?
U, S, s
Which antigen is associated with Chronic Granulomatous Disease?
Kx
State whether finding compatible blood with the following antibodies would be “easy” or “difficult”
a. Anti-Jsa b. Anti-Kpb c. Anti-K d. Anti-k e. Anti-Fya f. Anti-S g. Anti-s
a. Anti-Jsa easy- antigen low incidence
b. Anti-Kpb difficult- antigen high incidence
c. Anti-K easy- antigen low incidence
d. Anti-k difficult- antigen high incidence
e. Anti-Fya easy- antigen low incidence
f. Anti-S easy- antigen low incidence
g. Anti-s easy 10%- antigen low incidence 10%
Describe “dosage” effect.
Reaction is going to be stronger with homozygous than heterozygous
Which group of antibodies typically give a “mixed field” agglutination pattern in serological testing?
Lua and Lub
What procedure would help distinguish an anti-K and anti-Fya antibody on an Identification Cell Panel?
Addition of enzymes
Which antibody agglutinates all adult red blood cells but will not agglutinate Group O cord blood cells?
Anti-I
If a patient has the genotype M+N+S-s-, what other antigen is also missing?
U antigen
Which of the following antigens is a low incidence antigen?
a. k (cellano)
b. Kpa (Penny)
c. Kpb (Rautenberg)
d. Jsb (Matthews)
B. Kpa (Penny)
List three common characteristics of IgG blood group antibodies.
React at 37 degrees Celsius
Don’t usually activate complement
Cause HDN
Which antigen is missing from the patient’s red blood cells if they have McLeod syndrome?
Kx
Which of the following antibodies might cause Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn?
a. Anti-Lea
b. Anti-K
c. Anti-N
d. Anti-Fya
e. Anti-P1
f. Anti-s
b. Anti-K
d. Anti-Fya
f. Anti-s
What procedure could you use to identify an anti-I antibody?
Group O cord blood cells
Which antibody causes Cold Agglutinin Disease?
I
Which antibody is sometimes formed after infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
Anti-I
Which antibody is called a “biphasic” antibody? What is another name for this antibody?
Auto anti-P
Donath-Landsteiner
Why do we “grade” agglutination reactions?
May show there is two antibodies other 1
What procedure can we perform to eliminate interference in the antibody screen or identification panel caused by a cold reacting autoantibody?
Pre-warming
Which antibodies causes HDN and HDFN?
IgG
Which antibody reacts at 37 degrees (body temp)?
IgG
Which antibodies are cold reacting (room temp and below)?
IgM
Which antibodies are called clinically insignificant?
IgM
How many sets of alleles does the Kell system have and what are they?
3
K and k
Kpa and Kpb
Jsa and Jsb
What is the only antibody that is commonly encountered in the Kell system?
Anti- K
Which antigens are low frequency in the Kell system?
Jsa and Kpa
Which antigens are high frequency in the Kell system?
Jsb and Kpb
K antigen is absent in what percentage of people?
91%
Do most patients have the ability to build the antibody for K or do they have the antigen?
Build the antibody
9% have the antigen
What is the most immunogenic antibody next to the D antigen?
Anti- K