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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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Studies on the ABH-Iso-Agglutinins in serum, saliva and milk from mothers with "Bombay" (Oh) phenotype
SR Joshi1, K Vasantha2, YS Iyer2, S Kulkarni2, S Jadhav2
1 Bombay Red Cross Blood Center, Mumbai, India
2 National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
S R Joshi
Institute of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 3720, Ruwi Code 112, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.44478
Clinical trial registration None
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Background: ABO blood group iso-antibodies are naturally occurring antibodies found in serum and other body fluids. Methods: Serum, saliva and milk samples from 5 mothers identified as "Bombay" phenotype were tested for ABH-iso-antibodies by routine serological techniques. Results: All the five mothers showed presence of iso-antibodies in the samples tested. Higher titer values in milk than their serum were observed on subjects whose samples were collected in immediate post-partum phase as compared to those whose samples were collected after a lapse of a few months. Conclusion: High titer iso-agglutinins against ABH antigens were detected in milk samples besides their presence in saliva as well as serum. |
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