2019
The Presence and Persistence of Pregnancy-Associated Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies in Blood Donors
Balbuena-Merle R, Hauser R, Karafin M, Tan S, Spencer B, Roubinian N, Wu Y, Triulzi D, Kleinman S, Gottschall J, Tormey C, Hendrickson J. The Presence and Persistence of Pregnancy-Associated Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies in Blood Donors. Blood 2019, 134: 2452. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-121388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRBC alloantibodiesTransfusion historyBlood donorsBlood donor databasePregnant femalesPersistent antibodiesPrior transfusionsPrior pregnancyAntibody screenMean durationPregnancy historyFemale healthy blood donorsRed blood cell alloantibodiesDonor databaseMean timeAntibody screen resultsHealthy blood donorsUS blood centersSubsequent donationsMajority of donorsSubsequent blood donationsAlloantibody specificitiesRBC alloimmunizationCell microchimerismAntigen exposure
2011
A Novel Murine Model of Pregnancy and Transfusion Induced Anti-Kell RBC Alloimmunization
Smith N, Henry K, Zimring J, Hendrickson J. A Novel Murine Model of Pregnancy and Transfusion Induced Anti-Kell RBC Alloimmunization. Blood 2011, 118: 715. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v118.21.715.715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-immunized mothersRBC alloimmunizationNovel murine modelGlycoprotein antibodiesC57BL/6 recipientsImmunized mothersNegative fetusMurine modelAnimal modelsC57BL/6 femalesMechanisms of immunizationRBC-specific expressionSubset of pregnanciesFlow cytometric crossmatchSubtype-specific antibodiesDays of lifeFirst animal modelAnti-Kell antibodiesPrior pregnancySubsequent transfusionsCytometric crossmatchRBC transfusionAntibody titersRepeat pregnancyRBC antibodies