Recent studies suggest that complement can regulate a wide variety of processes germane
to hematology, from transfusion complications to baseline hemolysis in patients with SCD. …

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Patel, Marianne Yee, Ross M. Fasano, Cassandra D. …

Adaptive immunity provides the unique ability to respond to a nearly infinite range of antigenic
determinants. Given the inherent plasticity of the adaptive immune system, a series of …

Although RBC transfusion can result in the development of anti-RBC alloantibodies that
increase the probability of life-threatening hemolytic transfusion reactions, not all patients …

RBC alloimmunization represents a significant immunological challenge for patients requiring
lifelong transfusion support. The majority of clinically relevant non-ABO (H) blood group …

Spinal cord intramedullary metastases are uncommon and treatment options are limited.
We reviewed our experience treating these lesions with radiosurgery to assess safety and …

Red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunization can make it difficult to procure compatible RBCs for
future transfusion, directly leading to increased morbidity and mortality in transfusion-…

Alloantibodies developing after exposure to red blood cell (RBC) alloantigens can complicate
pregnancy and transfusion therapy. The only method currently available to actively inhibit …

Individuals that become immunized to red blood cell (RBC) alloantigens can experience an
increased rate of antibody formation to additional RBC alloantigens following subsequent …

Introduction. Historically, a majority of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) grew Gram-positive
bacteria. While previous studies stratified PJI risk with specific organisms by patient …