ABO
Rh
Other Blood Groups
Lewis
Testing Methods
Blood Donors
200

This sugar defines the B antigen

D-galactose

200

The most common Rh phenotype that would be capable of forming anti-G

dce/dce

r/r

200

Patients of African descent who are double Duffy negative are unlikely to form which Duffy antibody?

Anti-Fyb – Most patients of African descent have GATA box mutations in promoter region and make Fyb in other tissues but not on RBCs and therefore don’t typically form Anti-Fyb

200

Which precursor chain is present on red blood cells (Type 1 or 2)?

Type 2

200

LISS and PEG are potentiating reagents that enhance reactions by doing what?

LISS decreases the zeta potential between RBCs and PEG extrudes water molecules between cells

200

Deferral for Plavix (clopidogrel)
 

14 days

400

What sugar is this on the H antigen?




Fuctose

400

The most common Rh positive phenotype (Weiner terminology) in African Americans is?

R0

400

Antibodies to this blood group system are notorious for decreasing to undetectable levels and also for showing dosage?

Kidd

400

The Se gene encodes this enzyme?

FUT2

400

Who is eligible for an electronic crossmatch?

Patients with no antibodies

400

Travel to a malaria endemic region has how long of deferral?


3 Months

600

This blood group has the least quantity of exposed H antigen

Group A1B

600

Are Rh antigens destroyed or enhanced by enzymes?

Enhanced: Lewis is a PeeIing Rhotten Kidd

600

Anti-P biphasic hemolysin antibodies seen in Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria (PCH) can be identified using this test?

Donath-Landsteiner

600

FUT3 is encoded by this gene?

Le

600

A patient with a warm autoantibody who has been recently transfused should have this test to rule out possible underlying allogeneic antibodies

Allogeneic or Differential Adsorption

600

Potential donors who have stigmata of IV drug use are deferred for how long ?

Indefinite

800

The genotype hh, Sese produces this phenotype

Para-Bombay

800

This Rh genotype is called a “full house” because individuals have all the Rh antigens (D, C, E, c, e)

R1/R2
DCe/DcE


Also R2/r’ and RZ/r and R0/ry

800

Antibodies which demonstrate weak reactivity against many cells in an antibody panel and continue to react at high dilutions are called?

High Titer Low Avidity (HTLA)
Examples include: Chido/Rogers (Ch/Rg), Sda, Cartwright, John Milton Hagen (JMH)

800

People who express Le(a) but not Le(b) in secretions and on red blood cells must lack this gene?

Se

800

Who is eligible for a Type and Screen 30?

A patient going for outpatient surgery who has not been transfused or pregnant in the past 3 months.

800

Name something that leads to a 12 month deferral

Hep B immune globulin


Any unlisted vaccine


Incarceration > 72 hours

1000

How can 2 parents who type as O have a type A baby?

One is Bombay phenotype and genetically type A.

1000

f is the combination of ce.
What is the combination of Ce called?

Rh7

1000

If you lack the U antigen, what other major structure on your RBCs do you lack?

Glycophorin B

1000

A person has the genotype Hh, Sese, and Lele.  What antigens will his/her red cells demonstrate?

H, Le(b)

1000

A patient with a positive DAT showing reactivity at IgG phase suspected to be due to drug effect would show the following result on elution?

Negative with all tested panel cells because the antibody is directed against drug coated RBCs.  A warm autoantibody that is not drug-related generally shows all positive cells in a panel on elution

1000

Deferral for living in a malaria endemic region for >5 years

3 years