Red blood cell alloimmunization in Iranian beta ‐thalassemia patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

ConclusionThe prevalence of alloimmunization among Iranian thalassaemia has not been decreased from 1994 to 2013. In spite of detecting D antigen in pretransfusion test, the rate of anti‐D is high in our population. It shows the importance of more investigation on data on D variants. Although the rate of alloimmunization is low in Iran comparing to many other countries, there is a need to adopt some strategies to reduce alloimmunization.

Source: ISBT Science Series - November 14, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Parisa Darvishi, Milad Azami, Kourosh Sayehmiri, Fatemeh Sayehmiri, Alireza Goodarzi, Azita Azarkeivan, Ali Akbar Pourfathollah Tags: Invited Review Source Type: research