2022
Alloimmunization following antigen‐negative red blood cell transfusion
Jacobs J, Binns T, Abels E, Iyer K, Villalba C, Verma A, Sostin N, Tormey C. Alloimmunization following antigen‐negative red blood cell transfusion. Transfusion 2022, 63: 430-434. PMID: 36458330, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17208.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTransfusion of RBCsRed blood cell transfusionRed blood cell alloimmunizationPrevious antigen exposureBlood cell transfusionAlloantibody specificitiesCell transfusionRBC transfusionAntigen exposureRBC alloantibodiesAntigenic stimulusDetectable titersAntigenic stimulationMyeloid neoplasmsTransfusionAlloantibodiesAlloimmunizationParticular antigenPrior exposureStimulatory eventsExact mechanismCorresponding antibodiesRBCsExposurePregnancy
2020
The evanescence and persistence of RBC alloantibodies in blood donors
Hauser RG, Esserman D, Karafin MS, Tan S, Balbuena‐Merle R, Spencer BR, Roubinian NH, Wu Y, Triulzi DJ, Kleinman S, Gottschall JL, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA, ). The evanescence and persistence of RBC alloantibodies in blood donors. Transfusion 2020, 60: 831-839. PMID: 32061102, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood donorsAntibody persistenceAntibody screenDonor Evaluation Study-IIIHistory of transfusionUS blood centersFit inclusion criteriaPresence of alloantibodiesRecipient EpidemiologyRBC alloantibodiesBlood productsInclusion criteriaSignificant antibodiesBiologic factorsHealthy populationAntibody detectionAntibody identificationAlloantibodiesBlood centersMultiple antibodiesFirst donationAntibody specificityStudy IIIAntibodiesCenter policies
2019
Transfusion-related red blood cell alloantibodies: induction and consequences
Tormey CA, Hendrickson JE. Transfusion-related red blood cell alloantibodies: induction and consequences. Blood 2019, 133: 1821-1830. PMID: 30808636, PMCID: PMC6484385, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-08-833962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion recipientsBlood donorsPreventative strategiesBlood product exposureCompatible RBC unitsRBC alloantibody formationHemolytic transfusion reactionsDevelopment of alloantibodiesAdaptive immune factorsJudicious transfusionRBC alloimmunizationImmunomodulatory therapyAlloantibody formationBlood transfusionRBC alloantibodiesRecipient variablesFuture pregnanciesImmune factorsTransfusion reactionsBlood productsHemolytic diseaseFuture transfusionsHuman studiesTransfusionAlloantibodies