Glossary: Alloantibody

Glossary Alloantibody In blood banking, an antibody formed in response to exposure to a blood group antigen that is not present on the person’s red blood cells. These antibodies are most commonly formed against antigens from blood groups such as Rh (including...

Glossary: Extravascular Hemolysis

Glossary Extravascular Hemolysis In contrast to intravascular hemolysis, this is the type of hemolysis typically seen when IgG antibodies (instead of IgM) coat incompatible RBCs. Since IgG isn’t generally great at activating the complement system, these...

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