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Hello, have anybody used blood collection bag of ( poly med ) brand manufactured by poly medicure/ india ? I will appreciate any information. thanks

Antibody shows strong reactions IS and IAT. PLUS the serological testing of Ags

Nice case congrats!! I would like to share a case. last year a little boy(9 y old) with Major B thalassemia had BMT, he typed K- k+ Kpa- Kpb+ Jsa- Jsb+ on the screening before BMT. His matched donor was his younger brother (4 y old) who typed K- k- Kpa- Kpb- Jsa- Jsb- on serological screening. now after alomost one yaer and a half the cells of the little boy is as his donor.so we have two(k0) null phenotye brothers one by nature...the other by BMT!!!!

Hi everybody, I have encountered a patient with anti-Ata, I would really appreciate it if anybody who had any articles about it to share it with me as i couldn't purchase them.thanks in advance:) 1- Anti-Ata causing mild hemolytic disease of the newborn. Culver PL, Brubaker DB, Sheldon RE, Martin M, Richter CA. Transfusion. 1987 Nov-Dec;27(6):468-70. 2- Applewhaite F,Ginsberg V, Gerena J, Cunningham CA, Gavin J. A very frequent red cell antigen,Ata. Vox Sang 1976;13:444-5 3- Gellerman MM, McCreary J, Yedinak E, Stroup M. Six additional examples of anti-Ata Transfusion 1973;13:225-30 4- Sweeney JD, Holme S, McCall L et al. At(a-) phenotype: description of a family and reduced survival of At(a+) red cells in a proposita with anti-Ata. Transfusion 1995;35:63-7 5-Ramsey G,Sheman LA, Zimmer AM et al. Clinical significance of anti-Ata Vox Sang 1995;69:135-7 6- Cash K, Browm T, Sausais L, Uehlinger J, Reed LJ. Severe delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction secondary to anti-Ata Transfusion 1999;39:834-7

Dear han, PNH is rare, with an annual rate of 1-2 cases per million. Many cases develop in people who have previously been diagnosed with aplastic anemia or myelodysplastic syndrome. The fact that PNH develops in MDS also explains why there appears to be a higher rate of leukemia in PNH, as MDS can sometimes transform into leukemia,you can have a look at : *Coexistence of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): Is PNH a prodrome of ALL?(Leukemia research,vol 33,issue 33,pages e3-e5 (March 2009) *Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review: Eighth Edition By Amit K. Ghosh, page 422. *Coexistence of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and chronic lymphocytic leukemia,American Journal of Hematology,Volume 11 Issue 4, Pages 439 - 441

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Hello blood bank talk, I wonder if you can give me any valuble info about the antibodies that are made by Mk phenotype individuals and what is the best way to confirm there specificities? has anybody encountered this rare phenotype before? thanks. mania thanks

Hi, if i am going to crossmatch as the following: the serum of the pp phenotype with the suspected patient's red cells, is there any chance that i get a positive reaction if her cells are of P1k or P2k because in the AABB technical manual(sixteenth edition, page 380, table 12-7) it was mentioned that P2k phenotype red cells react with Anti-PP1Pk and Anti-Pk and has Anti-P in their serum so they have Pk antigen only. so if i crossmatch (Major cross match) my patient serum with the pp red cells and it gave a neg reaction this is telling me that she is of the other rare phenotype P2k since my patint is( P1-NEGATIVE). the question is that how to confirm patients with the rare phenotype p2K USING pp red cells or Anti-PP1Pk ??? THANKS VERY MUCH

Hi, My patient had spontaneous abortions many times but this is the first time she visit our clinic, previous labs were not able to specify her Abs. she is B Negative. Intresting that i know a patient that is confirmed to have Anti-PP1Pk by a reference lab.can i use her red cells to confirm the other patient. i know it is rare but this patient is also B Negative. in case i get positive reaction with the pp cells , how can I distiguish and confirm if she may be P1k or P2k?

its a university hospital and i guess we can manage antisera but what is the best protocol to confirm and ddistinguish these phenotypes?

:)Hello blood bank talk, I will appreciate your help to suggest how could I tell pp phenotype from Pk1 or Pk2 phenotypes by serological tests, what Anti-sera should i use? this is important thanks in advance mania

Hi BBT It is my honor to be a part of this very nice interactive and useful site. I look forward to exchange ideas and experiences with you. what a great apportuinity to share ! MANIA