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 decreasePatientsAnemiaHemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn mediated by anti-Dia in a U.S. hospital
Jacobs J, Abels E, Binns T, Tormey C, Sostin N. Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn mediated by anti-Dia in a U.S. hospital. Immunohematology 2023, 39: 32-34. PMID: 37017601, DOI: 10.21307/immunohematology-2023-006.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHemolytic diseaseCases of HDFNU.S. hospitalsHemolytic transfusion reactionsDirect antiglobulin testNeonatal bilirubin levelsSouth American descentAntibody detection testsLow-prevalence antigensU.S. patient populationNear universal absenceHDFN casesBilirubin levelsPatient populationTransfusion reactionsAntiglobulin testUnexpected causeHispanic ethnicityBlood group systemAntigenAntibodiesHDFNHospitalFetusesDisease