When selecting a cord blood unit from a firstborn donor verify that the patient shares an Ag with the unit that is foreign to the mother of the donor

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Jul;52(7):1039-1040. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2017.75. Epub 2017 Apr 24.

Authors

J J van Rood^{1

2}, A Brand^{1

2}, A Scaradavou³, F H Claas², M Oudshoorn^{1

2}, C E Stevens³

Affiliations

¹ Matchis Foundation, Leiden, The Netherlands.
² Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ National Cord Blood Program, The New York Blood Centre, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 28436971
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.75

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antigens / blood*
Blood Donors*
Female
Fetal Blood*
Humans
Male

Substances

Antigens