Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science

Antibody Characteristics Immunohematology Review 456

Naturally occurring

Clinically significant

Warm antibodies

Cold antibodies

Usually only react in AHG

Can react in any phase of testing

Detection enhanced by enzyme treatment of test cells

Not detected with enzyme treatment of test cells

Enhanced by acidification

Show dosage

Bind complement

Cause in vitro hemolysis

Labile in vivo & in vitro

Common cause of anamnestic response (delayed tf rxn)

ABO, Lewis, P 1 , MN, Lua

ABO, Rh, Kell, Duffy, Kidd, SsU

Rh, Kell, Duffy, Kidd

M, N, P 1

Kell, Duffy, Kidd

Lewis

Rh, Lewis, Kidd, P 1

M, N, Duffy

M

Rh other than D, MNS, Duffy, Kidd

I, Kidd, Lewis

ABO, Lewis, Kidd, Vell, some P 1

Kidd

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