ABO
The determinate sugar is N-acetlygalatosamine
What is the A Antigen?
Most immunogenic of all antigens
What is the D antigen?
H system terminal sugar
What is fucose?
Antigens that are coded by different alleles of a single gene.
What is antithetical antigens?
Number of identifiers required to perform testing
What is 2?
Red cells that agglutinate with anti-B antisera
What are Group B antigens?
Most common phenotype in the white population
what is R1r?
Bombay phenotype lack this antigen
What is H antigen?
Contains the K, k, Kpa, Kpb, Jsa, and Jsb antigens
What is the Kell Blood Group System?
Detects antibody bound to cells in vivo
What is Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT)?
Precursor for both A and B antigens
What is H antigen?
Stomatocytes are associated with this morphology
What is Rhnull?
Precursor carbohydrate type 1 chains present on neonate cells
What is the i antigen?
McLeod phenotype demonstrates this morphology
What are Acanthocytes?
Testing performed to qualify a unit for transfusion
What is Compatibility testing?
RBCs that have the most H antigen
What is Group O?
What is weak D?
What is the Lewis system?
System protective against Malaria infection
What is the Duffy (FY) blood group system?
Combing patient plasma and patient RBCs in the test system
What is an Auto Control?
Antisera is used to detect A and B antigens.
What is forward typing?
Required to be able to detect weak expressions of D
What is donor testing?
Condition in which there is an antibody with a wide thermal range, binds complement, and is associated with mycoplasma infections
What is Cold Agglutinin Syndrome?
Antibodies that like to hide and cause hemolytic transfusion reactions
What are antibodies to the Kidd blood group system?
Process dependent on Time, Temp and Ig class
What is agglutination?