A novel association between high red blood cell alloimmunization rates and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Zheng Y, Pollak J, Henderson K, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. A novel association between high red blood cell alloimmunization rates and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Transfusion 2017, 58: 775-780. PMID: 29210083, DOI: 10.1111/trf.14451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaRBC alloimmunization rateAlloimmunization rateHHT patientsRBC transfusionHemorrhagic telangiectasiaRed blood cell transfusionProphylactic antigen matchingBlood cell transfusionTertiary care facilityMultiple arteriovenous malformationsAutosomal dominant disorderCommon alloantibodiesHHT populationCell transfusionSurgical bleedingTransfusion burdenAntigen matchingSpontaneous hemorrhageRetrospective studyMedical recordsArteriovenous malformationsCare facilitiesPatientsDisease pathophysiology