Detection of a new weak A blood-group allele (Aw11)

Vox Sanguinis
A PrussA Salama

Abstract

Weak ABO variants may escape tests using unlicensed sera. Prior to transfusion, ABO grouping was performed using an automated system and in-house diluted sera, and manual and bedside test techniques. Genotyping and sequencing were performed using standard methods. Initially, the red blood cells (RBC) of the first-time blood donor were typed as B, but pretransfusion testing carried out using the bedside test indicated the presence of an additional A phenotype. Serological re-examination confirmed the bedside test results, and the allele in question was identified, by genotyping, as a new weak A variant (Aw11). The use of CE-marked and licensed antisera is recommended to avoid ABO mistyping.

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