Passive transfer of alloantibodies through breast milk as a mediator of hemolytic anemia
Abels E, Jacobs J, Prior D, Willets L, Sostin N, Tormey C, Binns T. Passive transfer of alloantibodies through breast milk as a mediator of hemolytic anemia. Transfusion 2023, 63: 2188-2196. PMID: 37706556, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal breast milkBreast milkNeonatal circulationRed blood cellsPassive transferAntiviral IgG antibodiesResolution of anemiaPaucity of dataNeonatal red blood cellsIntravenous immunoglobulinMaternal alloantibodiesMaternal antibodiesPlacental transferRBC antibodiesIgG antibodiesHemolytic diseaseHemolytic anemiaPlasma titersAlloantibodiesHDFNBlood cellsAntibodiesSignificant decreasePatientsAnemiaWarm autoantibodies mimicking alloantibodies: Three cases of autoantibodies with unusual antigenic specificity
Jacobs J, Binns T, Abels E, Campos J, Elkabbani R, Kress A, Sostin N, Tormey C. Warm autoantibodies mimicking alloantibodies: Three cases of autoantibodies with unusual antigenic specificity. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2023, 160: 561-565. PMID: 37598315, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWarm autoantibodiesRed blood cellsAntigenic specificityCase of autoantibodiesCase 1Autoimmune hemolytic anemiaDirect antiglobulin testRBC transfusionPregnant womenTransfusion reactionsAntiglobulin testHemolytic anemiaAutoantibodiesRBC antigensAntibody detectionRBC unitsRare reportsBlood cellsCase 2Immunohematologic testingSignificant hemolysisRhD typingCase 3AlloantibodiesAutoantiEpidemiological and clinical features, therapeutic strategies and outcomes in patients with hyperhaemolysis: A systematic review
Jacobs J, Stephens L, Allen E, Binns T, Booth G, Hendrickson J, Karafin M, Tormey C, Woo J, Adkins B. Epidemiological and clinical features, therapeutic strategies and outcomes in patients with hyperhaemolysis: A systematic review. British Journal Of Haematology 2023, 201: 1025-1032. PMID: 37074146, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18825.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSickle cell diseaseHyperhaemolysis syndromeAnti-globulin testRed blood cellsSupportive transfusionsIndirect anti-globulin testDirect anti-globulin testIntravenous immune globulinHaemolytic transfusion reactionsImmune globulinMedian hemoglobinClinical featuresCommon therapyUnderlying pathophysiologyTransfusion reactionsCell diseaseSevere formTherapeutic strategiesPatientsSystematic reviewBlood cellsTransfusionHyperhaemolysisDaysCorticosteroids