A case report: unusual Gerbich antibody in a patient with sickle cell anemia.
A patient whose red blood cells (RBCs) typed as Ge:2,3 produced an alloantibody to a high-frequency antigen in the Gerbich system. This antibody was shown to be nonreactive with Ge:-2,-3 KBCs using adsorption-elution studies. A monocyte monolayer assay (MMA) suggested that transfusion of Ge:2,3 KBCs to this patient would have reduced in vivo survival.
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National Reference Laboratory for Blood Group Serology, American Red Cross Blood Services, Jerome H. Holland Laboratory, 15601 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855-2736, USA.
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