Delayed haemolytic transfusion reaction due to simultaneous appearance of anti-Fya and Anti-Fy5.
We report here the development of anti-Fy5 in a young Negro female with sickle cell disease. The antibody was responsible for a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction. We believe this is the first report of such an antibody in Europe.
Department of Haematology, Whittington Hospital, London, UK.
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Devenish
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Hewitt
D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D044383:Black People; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000276:immunology*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D001789:Blood Group Antigens