Antibodies to Kidd, Kell, and Duffy blood group antigens share all the following characteristics except: -
Answers Enhanced with enzyme treatment
Which of the following phenotypes is heterozygous - Answers Fy(a+b+)
Why have Lewis system antibodies not been implicated in hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn -
Answers All of the above ( The antigens are not fully developed at birth , Lewis system antibodies do not
cross the placenta The antibodies are not clinically significant
What phenoytype will be expressed when the Le, Se, and H genes are inherited - Answers Le(a-b+)
Which condition is often associated with the presence of anti-I - Answers Mycoplasma pneumonia's
infection
Red cells that phenotype as S-s are also - Answers U- negative
Select the statement that is FALSE regarding anti-P1 - Answers Anti-P1 will not react with enzyme-
treated P1 red cells
The major histocompatibility complex is located on chromosome 6 and is important in all the following
immune functions except - Answers Hemolysis
Antigens Yta and Ytb are in this system - Answers Cartwright
MNSs - Answers System associated with glycophorin A and B
Kidd - Answers Antibodies in the system often fall below detectable levels and are associated with
delayed Transfusion reaction
Vel - Answers Antigen of high incidence; its antibody can cause hemolytic transfusion reaction
Xga - Answers Antigen has higher frequency in females
Sda Antigens - Answers Antibody to this antigen demonstrates weak mixed field reaction
Chido/Rodgers - Answers Antibodies are sensitive to enzymes and have high-titter low-avidity
characteristics
Kell - Answers System associated with chronic granulomatosis disease
Duffy - Answers System associated with risitance to malaria
K-positive donor red cells were mistakenly transfused to a recipient with anti-K. The patient's
posttransfusion blood sample has a positive direct antiglobulin test with polyspecific antihuman
globulin. The direct antiglobulin test is positive because anti-K is an __________ antibody that has
sensitized the __________ cells in vivo. - Answers IgG, Donor's