<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The Redelberger antigen (Rba) was first discovered in 1974 on the RBCs of a blood donor who was an employee of the Community Blood Center in Dayton, Ohio. The discovery was made as a result of the investigation of a reagent contamination problem. Two examples of the Rba antigen were subsequently identified in the United Kingdom, but no “new”examples have been identified in the United States or Europe. Anti-Rba is a commonly occurring antibody, often found in combination with other antibody specificities, especially in combination with other antibodies to low-incidence antigens. <italic><bold>Immunohematology</bold></italic><bold>2006;22:48–51.</bold></abstract>

The Redelberger antigen (Rba) was first discovered in 1974 on the RBCs of a blood donor who was an employee of the Community Blood Center in Dayton, Ohio. The discovery was made as a result of the investigation of a reagent contamination problem. Two examples of the Rba antigen were subsequently identified in the United Kingdom, but no “new”examples have been identified in the United States or Europe. Anti-Rba is a commonly occurring antibody, often found in combination with other antibody specificities, especially in combination with other antibodies to low-incidence antigens. Immunohematology2006;22:48–51.

The Redelberger antigen: a family study, a family story

Immunohematology

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The Redelberger antigen (Rba) was first discovered in 1974 on the RBCs of a blood donor who was an employee of the Community Blood Center in Dayton, Ohio. The...

The Redelberger antigen: a family study, a family story

Publié en ligne: 13 avr. 2020

Pages: 48 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2019-346

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