As part of prenatal screening, ABO and RhD blood group typing is performed, as well as an indirect antiglobulin test (IAT) to check for alloantibodies. If no antibodies are detected, the test will be ...

New, solid-phase technologies for HLA antibody screening and identification have emerged that are more sensitive and more specific than previous testing methodologies. Information provided by ...

If there is a concern that you could have Sjögren’s disease or another autoimmune connective tissue disorder with inflammation, you might need to have this test, which is a simple blood draw.

The specific cause for C.M.'s high anti-D antibody titer may remain ... IAGT = indirect agglutination test; RBCs = red blood cells; RhIG = Rh o immune globulin, anti-D immune globulin.

Background: Primary liver cancer (PLC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. ABO blood groups and rhesus (Rh) factor are inherited characteristics. Their association with the presence of PLC ...

A thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) test looks for certain antibodies that attack the thyroid. The presence of TbAb in high levels may indicate that someone has an autoimmune condition. To conduct a ...

Antibody tests do not detect the actual pathogens that cause an infection—they detect the antibodies that are produced in response to the infection. A positive result means "yes," the test has ...

Antibodies of the ABO system can affect the metabolism of human spermatozoa. The main effect is that the anaerobic glycolysis of sperm from men with A or AB secretor phenotypes is lowered in anti ...