title: Red blood cell transfusion in a patient with anti-AnWj: a case report.
abstract: Anti-AnWj (Anton) has been associated with clinically significant hemolytic transfusion reactions. More than 99 percent of studied populations have RBCs that express the antigen. Reported here is a patient with anti-AnWj who was transfused with antigen-positive RBCs without adverse reaction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Transfusion Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Stowers
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Richa
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stubbs
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000276:immunology*; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies