The prevalence, alloimmunization risk factors, antigenic exposure, and evaluation of antigen‐matched red blood cells for thalassemia transfusions: a 10‐year …

AV Romphruk, P Simtong, C Butryojantho… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Hemoglobin E‐β0 thalassemia and homozygous β0‐thalassemia are the
most common chronic transfusion‐dependent thalassemias in Thailand. Patients with these …

Study of red blood cell alloimmunization risk factors in multiply transfused thalassemia patients: role in improving thalassemia transfusion practice in Fayoum, Egypt

AM Abdelrazik, SM Elshafie, MN El Said… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND β‐Thalassemia is considered the most common chronic hemolytic anemia
in Egypt. Alloimmunization can lead to serious clinical complications in transfusion …

Red cell alloimmunisation in regularly transfused beta thalassemia patients in Pakistan

U Zaidi, M Borhany, S Ansari, S Parveen… - Transfusion …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY Background In Pakistan routine blood group typing of thalassemia patients
identifies ABO and Rh (D) antigens only. Therefore, other antigen incompatibilities between …

[HTML][HTML] Clinically significant red blood cell antibodies in multitransfused Egyptian thalassemic patients

DA El Sewefy, MA Al Feky, MFA Fatah… - The Egyptian Journal …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background Red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunization is a major challenge to repeated
transfusions in β-thalassemia-major patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Red blood cell alloimmunization in transfusion‐dependent Egyptian patients with thalassemia in a limited donor exposure program

AS El Danasoury, DG Eissa, RM Abdo, MS Elalfy - Transfusion, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Thalassemia is considered the most common hemoglobinopathy in Egypt
and is one of its major health problems. Lifelong red blood cell (RBC) transfusion remains …

Clinically significant red blood cell antibodies in chronically transfused patients: a survey of Chinese thalassemia major patients and literature review

CK Cheng, CK Lee, CK Lin - Transfusion, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunization is reported to occur at an incidence
of 5.2% to 23.5% among patients with thalassemia requiring chronic transfusion. With very …

[HTML][HTML] Alloimmunization among transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients

MH Sadeghian, MR Keramati, Z Badiei… - Asian journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Thalassemia is a common hemoglobin disorder in Iran and one of the major
public health problems. Although blood transfusions are lifesavers for thalassemia patients …

[HTML][HTML] Alloimmunization and autoimmunization in transfusion dependent thalassemia major patients: Study on 319 patients

HK Dhawan, V Kumawat, N Marwaha… - Asian journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: The development of anti-red blood cell antibodies (both allo-and
autoantibodies) remains a major problem in thalassemia major patients. We studied the …

Alloimmunization and erythrocyte autoimmunization in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients of predominantly Asian descent

ST Singer, V Wu, R Mignacca… - Blood, The Journal …, 2000 - ashpublications.org
The development of hemolytic alloantibodies and erythrocyte autoantibodies complicates
transfusion therapy in thalassemia patients. The frequency, causes, and prevention of this …

Alloimmunization to red cells in thalassemics: emerging problem and future strategies

R Gupta, DK Singh, B Singh, U Rusia - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2011 - Elsevier
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the magnitude of red cell alloimmunization in
regularly transfused patients with thalassemia major and analyse factors responsible for …