2023
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 3AlloantibodiesAutoanti
2022
Incidental Discovery of a Patient with the Bombay Phenotype
Jacobs JW, Horstman E, Gisriel SD, Tormey CA, Sostin N. Incidental Discovery of a Patient with the Bombay Phenotype. Lab Medicine 2022, 54: e14-e17. PMID: 35776424, DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmac075.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsRed blood cellsH antigensIncidental discoveryAcute hemolytic transfusion reactionBombay phenotypeHemolytic transfusion reactionsAmerican hospital systemRare blood typesTransfusion reactionsCompatible bloodB antigensBlood typeAntigenBlood cellsHospital systemABO phenotypingBlood phenotypeABO systemPatientsPara-Bombay phenotypeType OH deficiencyPhenotypeIll effectsIndividuals