Silent red blood cell autoantibodies: Are they naturally occurring or an effect of tolerance loss for a subsequent autoimmune process?

• Main Authors: Honorio Torres-Aguilar (Author), Sorely Adelina Sosa-Luis (Author), William de Jesús Ríos-Ríos (Author), María de los Ángeles Romero-Tlalolini (Author), Sergio Roberto Aguilar-Ruiz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Unexpected anti-red blood cell (RBC) alloantibodies are routinely investigated in immunohematology and blood banking since their existence in pregnant women may induce haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn, and their presence in donors may induce haemolytic transfusion reactions or hyperacute...