Increased Expression of Type 1 Interferon Stimulated Genes in Sickle Cell Disease and a Potential Association with RBC Alloimmunization
Madany E, Kadi N, Pandya S, Hendrickson J, Gibb D. Increased Expression of Type 1 Interferon Stimulated Genes in Sickle Cell Disease and a Potential Association with RBC Alloimmunization. Blood 2019, 134: 716. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-124899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseFrequency of alloimmunizationSickle cell patientsInterferon Stimulated GenesSS patientsCell diseaseType 1 interferonMore alloantibodiesMxA levelsCell patientsSS diseaseRBC alloimmunizationSiglec-1Gene signatureElevated levelsNon-alloimmunized patientsInflammatory autoimmune diseaseChronic inflammatory stateProduction of alloantibodiesHemolytic transfusion reactionsIFN gene signatureExpression of MxAMann-Whitney U testMean fluorescence intensityMyxovirus resistance protein 1