Uncommon Blood Groups Flashcards
When was The Lutheran System antibody anti-Lu(a) discovered?
In the serum of a Lupus patient in 1945.
When was The Lutheran System antibody anti-Lu(b) discovered?
In 1956 Lu(b) was described.
How many antigens are in the Lutheran System?
Consists of 20 antigens, 4 of which are antithetical pairs.
What are the four antithetical pairs of the Lutheran System and which pair is low incidence?
- Lu(a) & Lu(b)
- Lu6 & Lu9
- Lu8 & Lu14
- Au(a) & Au(b)—-> low incidence
When are Lutheran antibodies first detectable?
In a ten week old fetus
What tissues are Lutheran antigens not found on?
Lymphocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, or platlets
What as tissues are Lutheran antigens found on?
Blood vessels, brain kidney heart liver, lung, pancreas, placenta.,muscle, skin,etc
When maternal Lutheran ab is absorbed out, what happens?
Likelihood of HDFN increases
How are Lutheran antigens affected by enzymes?
They are destroyed destroyed by trypsin and alpha-chymotrypsin
Which enzymes don’t affect Lutheran antigens?
Ricin and papain
Do Lutheran antibodies react with DTT or AET treated RBCs?
No
Lutheran antibodies are produced by what type of genes?
Allelic codominant genes
How are Lutheran antigens expressed expressed on cord blood cells?
Weakly expressed
Are Lutheran antibodies clinically significant?
Not usually a
Are Lutheran antibodies clinically significant?
Not usually a
Are Lutheran antibodies clinically significant?
Not usually
What isotope are Lutheran antibodies?
IgG
What chromosome contains Gene’s for the Lutheran system?
Chromosome 19
How do the Lutheran antigens hold up in storage?
Fragile when stored
The Lutheran genes have a link to which other gene?
Se gene
What percentage of RBCs express Lu (a)?
5-8%
What percentage of RBCs express Lu (b)?
99%
What are the antibodies of the Lutheran system?
Anti-Lu(a), Anti-Lu(b), and Anti-Lu3
What isotype is anti-Lu(a)?
May be IgG, IgM, or IgA
What isotype is anti-Lu(b)?
Mostly IgG (IgG1), some IgM, IgA
Which Lutheran antibody can be naturally occurring?
Anti-Lu(a)
Will any of the three Lutheran antibodies bind complement?
They rarely bind complement.
Anti-Lu(a) causes what clinical issues?
No immediate HTR, mild delayed HTR
Which Lutheran antibody demonstrates mixed field agglutination reactions?
Anti-Lu(a)
Anti-Lu(b) causes what clinical problems?
Causes mild to moderate HTR; placenta can absorb it out and leads to mild HDFN
What is the most common cause of Anti-Lu(b) in a patient’s serum?
Transfusion or Pregnancy
What is the prevalence of Anti-Lu3?
rare
What enzymes is Anti-Lu3 sensitive to?
DTT, trypsin and chymotrypsin
What Lutheran genotype most commonly produces
Anti-Lu3?
Lu(a-b-)
What isotype is Anti-Lu3?
IgG
What antigens will Anti-Lu3 bind to?
Lu(a) and Lu(b) on red blood cells
Is Anti-Lu3 clinically significant?
No. It is not reported to cause HDFN or HTR.
Blood Group System Definition
one or more antigens produced by alleles at a single locus or loci so closely linked that crossing over does not occur or is very rare.
Alloantibodies can detect
Antigens
Most blood group alleles have this relationship:
Codominant
What are the conventions for writing the names of alleles?
Genes are underlined; allele number is a superscript
What are the conventions for writing the names of antigens?
Antigens are written in regular type with a superscript.
What are the conventions for writing the names of phenotypes?
Described by the antigen present or absent; ex: M+, K-, Jk(a-), Fy(b+)
What are the conventions for writing the names of antibodies?
decribed by placing anti- in front of the antigen; ex: anti-D is the antibody to D antigen.
Who discovered anti-M and anti-N and when?
Landsteiner and Levine in 1927
Who discovered S antigen and when?
Walsh and Montgomery in 1947
little s was discovered in?
1951
U became part of the MNS system in
1953
The highly complex MNS Blood Group System consists of how many antigens?
46 antigens
What are the most common MNS antigens?
M, N, S, s, and U
MNS antigens are found on…
On glycoproteins glycoporin A and/or glycoporin B
M and N antigens attach to…
glycoporin A (GPA)
S and s antigens attach to…
glycoporin B (GPB)
MNS are inherited as the four haplotypes…
MS, Ms, NS, Ns
Which MNS haplotype exhibits linkage disequilibrium?
MS; S is found with M twice as often as with N.
How do M and N antigens react to enzyme treatment of RBCs?
They are destroyed.
M and N antigens are resistant to treatment with what enzymes?
chymotrypsin and DTT
How do S and s antigens react to enzyme treatment of RBCs?
Destruction can be variable
How S and s antigens are react to treatment with enzymes?
They are destroyed by chymotrypsin, but resist treatment with DTT.
Which MNS genotype is often deficient in GPB?
S-s- U-
Which MNS antigen is high prevalence?
U
U- RBCS are almost always…
S-s-
S-s- genotype often goes with what antigen?
U+
How does U antigen react to enzyme treatment?
It is generally resistant to enzyme treatment.
What isotype is anti-M?
IgM and/or IgG
Does anti-M show dosage?
yes
How common is anti-M and how is it stimulated?
It is common and naturally occurring.
What special environmental condition do some anti-M prefer?
Some react best in an acid environment; pH 6.5
Is anti-M clinically significant?
Not always. It is rarely implicated in both acute and delayed HTR, but it may cause rare and severe HDFN.
Anti-N prevalence?
Rare
How does anti-N react?
It reacts at room temperature and below.
Is anti-N clinically significant?
No. It is rarely implicated in acute and delayed transfusion reaction.
Does ant-N show dosage?
Yes.
Autoanti-N has been reported to cause….
a few cases of AIHA