2016
Red blood cell alloimmunization
Hendrickson JE, Eisenbarth SC, Tormey CA. Red blood cell alloimmunization. Current Opinion In Hematology 2016, 23: 543-549. PMID: 27454234, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlloimmune responseChronic red blood cell transfusionsRed blood cell transfusionRed blood cell alloimmunizationHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) expressionBlood cell transfusionT-cell markersRecent animal studiesResult of pregnancyRecipient inflammationSuch alloimmunizationCell transfusionDendritic cellsClinical studiesAntigen expressionImmune responseAlloimmunizationAnimal modelsAnimal studiesRBC antigensBlood groupHigher likelihoodTransfusionAdditional associationsHigh rateEstimating the immunogenicity of blood group antigens: a modified calculation that corrects for transfusion exposures
Stack G, Tormey CA. Estimating the immunogenicity of blood group antigens: a modified calculation that corrects for transfusion exposures. British Journal Of Haematology 2016, 175: 154-160. PMID: 27340943, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen immunogenicityPre-existing antibodiesLow-frequency antigensMean RBCHigh-frequency antigensHospital transfusion servicesTransfusion exposureAntibody frequencyAntigen exposureRBC exposureTransfusion servicesImmunogenicityRBC unitsAntigenPatientsBlood groupReference antigenUnit exposureExposureFold increaseSmall increase
2009
Immunogenicity of blood group antigens: a mathematical model corrected for antibody evanescence with exclusion of naturally occurring and pregnancy-related antibodies
Tormey CA, Stack G. Immunogenicity of blood group antigens: a mathematical model corrected for antibody evanescence with exclusion of naturally occurring and pregnancy-related antibodies. Blood 2009, 114: 4279-4282. PMID: 19713462, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-06-227793.Peer-Reviewed Original Research