Titers of ABO antibodies in group O blood donors

BACKGROUND: Plasma components of group O blood donations are rarely submitted to ABO antibody titrations even though it is well known that passively acquired antibodies may destroy the recipient's own red cells and tissue grafts. OBJECTIVE: Thus, group O donations stratified by gender and age w...

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Main Authors: Natalia Dallaval Galvão de França, Mônica Caamaño Cristovão Poli, Patrícia Guilhem de Almeida Ramos, Cláudia Strang da Rocha Borsoi, Rafael Colella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842011000400008