W3 Flashcards
Genetics of Rh antigen
- RHD and RHCE
- Chromosome 1
- A single haplotype
- Ro: highly prevalent in African ancestry
Biochemistry of Rh
Protein RhD: present or not (deletion)
Protein RhCE: C/c and E/e
Serves as a structural support for RBC’s wall
RhAG: required for expression of Rh antigens
Name scheme
- Fisher-Race: 1 gene - 1 product, DCE
- Wiener: 1 gene - 3 products, R1-R2-Ro-Rz and r, r’, r’’, ry
* Ro: prevalent in Black, r is very rare in Asian - Rosenfield: Rh antigen is given a number, Ag’s present –> # positive, Ag’s absent –> # negative
Antibody of Rh
Ig, unexpected
D: no dosage, CE: dosage
Enhanced by enzyme / Resistant to chemical
Ab persist for years after transfusion or pregnancy
Lead to extravascular hemolysis
Immunogenicity: D>c>E>C>e
Ab of D, C/c, E/e
- D: most immunogenic, present or absent, weak or partial, no dosage
- C/c: Differ 1 aa, dosage
- E/e: Differ 1 aa, dosage, anti-E is often and go with anti-c
Antigen f
- Compound antigen
- Present only on cells having c and e in the same haplotype
- Occurs less often than big 5
- Can cause rxn
Antigen G
- Present on cells having D positive OR C positive
- Important for mom/baby studies
Rh Null
- Missing RhAG –> Rh gene is not expressed
- Amorph: Gene RhD, RhCE are inactive
- -> True Rh Null show Stomatocytes and mild anemia. They can make anti-Rh29: react with all Rh antigens
- D– : Missing RhCE –> Highest single expression of D. They can make anti-Rh17: react with all from of RhCE proteins
RhIg (Rhogam)
- Anti-D from human
- Given to Dneg pregnant women at 26-28 weeks & at delivery (trauma, abortion, miscarriage)
- 1 dose negate 30mL whole blood
- Prevent anti-D formation
Kell antigen
- KEL gene: chromosome 7
- XK gene: X chromosome
- The default: k/Kpb/Jsb
- No KEL gene has multiple mutation (K; Kpa/Kpc; Jsa)
Biochemistry of Kell
- Only on RBC
- Fetal as early as 10 wks
- Enzymatic activity but unclear
- On RBC wall, Kx antigen is a part of Xk protein which is linked with Kell by a disulfide bond (Km)
- k = Cellano
Antibody of Kell
- Ag is unimpacted by enzymes
- Ag is destroyed by DTT
- Show dosage technically
- IgG, unexpected
Kk antibody
- Anti-K: can cause HDFN (lower than anti-D) by suppressing erythropoiesis in baby
- k antigen : 99% pop. has this antigen –> Cellano
Kpb/Kpa/Kpc
- Kpb: high frequency
- Kpa/Kpc: low frequency
+ Kpa 2% in pp at European ancestry
+ Kpc more rare
Jsb/Jsa
Jsb: high
Jsa: low - 20% in African ancestry
Km and Kx antigen
- High frequency
- Kx antigen: on XK protein (encoded by XK gene)
- Km antigen: the di-sulfide bond between XK and Kell protein
McLeod Syndrome
- Lacking XK protein –> lack Kx antigen and Km antigen
- X-linked condition and exclusive to males
- Result in McLeod Phenotype
- Kell antigen: trace (due to missing Km bond)
- Assoc. with chronic granulomatous dz due to the deletion on part of X chromosome with includes XK and CYBB
Null of Kell
- Ko: produce anti-Ku
- No assoc. pathology
- Kx antigen increase (as no Kell tail cover), and no Km
- Kell antigen: none
MNSs family
- Haplotype on chromosome 4
- Ns>Ms>MS>NS
- Total 46 antigens have been described
Biochemistry of MNSs
- Glycophorin A: M/N - differ 2aa at 1 and 5
- Glycophorin B: S/s - differ 1aa at 29
- Glycophorin B has ‘N’ - assemble structure of N
- Can be used by Plasmodium falciparum
- Expressed on cord cells
Antibody of MNSs
- Destroyed by enzyme
- Dosage: important (M/N)
- Anti-M and anti-N: IgM (even many cases show IgG), react at cooler temp., insignificant if not react at 37C
- Anti-S and anti-s: IgG, significant and rarer than M/N