2020
Characterization of circulating and cultured Tfh-like cells in sickle cell disease in relation to red blood cell alloimmunization status
Balbuena-Merle R, Santhanakrishnan M, Devine L, Gibb DR, Tormey CA, Siddon AJ, Curtis SA, Gallagher PG, Weinstein JS, Hendrickson JE. Characterization of circulating and cultured Tfh-like cells in sickle cell disease in relation to red blood cell alloimmunization status. Transfusion And Apheresis Science 2020, 59: 102778. PMID: 32439490, PMCID: PMC7483805, DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2020.102778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnemia, Sickle CellErythrocyte TransfusionFemaleHumansMaleT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransfusion MedicineConceptsTfh-like cellsNaïve CD4 T cellsSickle cell diseaseCD4 T cellsCD4 T cell subsetsT cell subsetsT cellsCell diseaseRed blood cell alloimmunizationPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsCD3/CD28Electronic medical recordsAlloimmunization statusHLA alloantibodiesRBC autoantibodiesRBC alloantibodiesFollicular helperIL-12Mononuclear cellsMedical recordsIL-7Antigen specificityB cellsAlloantibodies
2019
Red blood cell alloimmunization is associated with lower expression of FcγR1 on monocyte subsets in patients with sickle cell disease
Balbuena‐Merle R, Curtis SA, Devine L, Gibb DR, Karafin MS, Luckey CJ, Tormey CA, Siddon AJ, Roberts JD, Hendrickson JE. Red blood cell alloimmunization is associated with lower expression of FcγR1 on monocyte subsets in patients with sickle cell disease. Transfusion 2019, 59: 3219-3227. PMID: 31355970, PMCID: PMC7075520, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseMonocyte subsetsTotal monocytesCell diseaseComplications of SCDRed blood cell alloimmunizationRed blood cell alloantibodiesElectronic medical recordsTransfusion exposureSerum cytokinesIntermediate monocytesRBC alloantibodiesInflammatory milieuCD64 expressionClassical monocytesPeripheral bloodInflammatory functionsMedical recordsAntibody formationClinical significancePatientsMonocytesFlow cytometryLow expressionResponders
2018
Delayed haemolytic and serologic transfusion reactions
Siddon AJ, Kenney BC, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Delayed haemolytic and serologic transfusion reactions. Current Opinion In Hematology 2018, 25: 459-467. PMID: 30124474, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseAdverse eventsTransfusion reactionsTransfusion-associated adverse eventsHaemolytic transfusion reactionsSerologic transfusion reactionsGeneral patient groupNovel immunosuppressive agentPractical preventive strategiesEvidence-based approachImmune dysregulationImmunosuppressive agentsPatient groupTransfusion recipientsRisk factorsBasic epidemiologyCell diseasePreventive strategiesRed blood cell deathAntibody detectionDHTRHaemolytic reactionsMultitude of reportsCell deathDHTRsRhesus pieces: genotype matching of RBCs
Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Rhesus pieces: genotype matching of RBCs. Blood 2018, 132: 1091-1093. PMID: 30213839, PMCID: PMC6137558, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-07-865634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factors for red blood cell alloimmunization in the Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study (REDS‐III) database
Karafin MS, Westlake M, Hauser RG, Tormey CA, Norris PJ, Roubinian NH, Wu Y, Triulzi DJ, Kleinman S, Hendrickson JE, Study‐III N. Risk factors for red blood cell alloimmunization in the Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study (REDS‐III) database. British Journal Of Haematology 2018, 181: 672-681. PMID: 29675950, PMCID: PMC5991618, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnemia, Sickle CellArthritis, RheumatoidBlood DonorsBlood Group AntigensChildChild, PreschoolDatabases, FactualErythrocyte TransfusionFemaleHumansImmunizationInfantIsoantibodiesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesRisk FactorsTransfusion ReactionConceptsRed blood cell alloimmunizationRecipient EpidemiologyRecipients databaseSignificant RBC alloantibodiesNegative antibody screenLargest RBCStandardized registryPositive patientsRBC alloantibodiesAntibody screenICD9/10 codesPatient cohortRisk factorsResponder statusCertain diagnosisBlood typeLarger studyAlloimmunizationRhD statusStudy databaseRespondersPatientsDisease associationsPotential correlatesEpidemiology
2015
Routine non‐ABO blood group antigen genotyping in sickle cell disease: the new frontier in pretransfusion testing?
Tormey CA, Hendrickson JE. Routine non‐ABO blood group antigen genotyping in sickle cell disease: the new frontier in pretransfusion testing? Transfusion 2015, 55: 1374-1377. PMID: 26094720, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13065.Peer-Reviewed Original Research