A Case of Group 0 without Anti-B.
- Author:
Jung Man KIM
;
Kyou Sup HAN
;
Ah Seong KIM
;
Kyeong Hi KIM
;
Jae Ho WEE
;
Jin Yeong HAN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adult;
Fathers;
Female;
Humans;
Phenotype;
Pregnancy;
Reference Values;
Saliva
- From:Korean Journal of Blood Transfusion
1995;6(1):63-67
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An ABO discrepancy was encountered in a 29-year-old woman with a pregnancy of 36 weeks. The patient's red cell was typed as group O and her serum had only anti-A antibody. Absence of B antigen on patient's RBC was confirmed by adsorption-elution test, B substance was not demonstrated in the saliva and serum. B-transferase activity was not detected in the serum. Patient's serum Ig level was within normal range. The patient's father and son had normal O phenotype and no additional abnormalities were detected among the family members studied.
