Prevalence and specificity of red blood cell alloantibodies and autoantibodies in transfused Iranian & #946;-thalassemia patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of red blood cell (RBC) alloantibodies in transfused Iranian β-thalassemia patients was high. Appropriate preventive strategies such as RBC phenotyping for patients before beginning transfusion and using extended RBC donor–recipient matching, specifically for Rh and Kell system, could be implemented to avoid complications in thalassemia patients.
Source: Asian Journal of Transfusion Science - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research