TM 4 (Blood groups) Flashcards
Increased by enzymes
ABO (Lewis, I/i, P)
Rh
Kidd
Decreased by enzymes
MNS, Duffy
Room-temp, usually clinically insignificant Abs
M, N, Lewis, I, P
Alloantibody notorious for becoming undetectable
Kidd
Dosage
Kidd, Duffy, Rh, MNS
Carbohydrate antigens
ABO, Lewis, I, M, N, P
Location of A & B genes
Ch9
Type 1 H-antigen chains present where
Secretions
Type 2 H-antigen chains present where
RBC membranes
Se gene
FUT2 enzyme adds fucose to type 1 chains
Makes Type 1 H-antigen in secretions
80% gene frequency
H gene
FUT1 enzyme adds fucose to type 2 chains
Makes Type 2 H-antigen on RBCs
~100% gene frequency
Group A sugar
N-acetylgalactosamine on terminal galactose
Group B sugar
Galactose on terminal galactose
Relative amounts of H by blood group
O>A2>B>A2B>A1>A1B
Group A2
less A than A1
may make anti-A1
What agglutinates A1 but not A2
Dolichos biflorus
ABO frequencies in Caucasians
O-45%
A-40%
B-10%
AB-5%
ABO frequencies in AAs
O-50%
A-25%
B-20%
AB-5%
Neutralized by guinea pig urine
Sda
Neutralized by Hydatid cyst fluid
P1