Predicting the effect of transfusing only phenotype‐matched RBCs to patients with sickle cell disease: theoretical and practical implications

Castro, Oswaldo; Gerald Sandler, S.; Houston‐Yu, Patricia; Rana, Sohail

doi:10.1046/j.1537-2995.2002.00126.x

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Predicting the effect of transfusing only phenotype‐matched RBCs to patients with sickle cell disease: theoretical and practical implications

Published in Transfusion • Jun 1, 2002

Authors:

Oswaldo Castro

S. Gerald Sandler

Patricia Houston‐Yu

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Transfusing only phenotype-matched RBCs has been recommended to reduce the incidence of alloimmunization to blood group antigens in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The expected benefit of phenotype matching was determined by identifying which of the exi...

Subject

ABO blood group system

Medicine

Phenotype

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