Korean J Blood Transfus.
1995 Jun;6(1):63-67.
A Case of Group 0 without Anti-B
Abstract
- An ABO discrepancy was encountered in a 29-year-old woman with a pregnancy of 36 weeks. The patient's red cell was typed as group O and her serum had only anti-A antibody. Absence of B antigen on patient's RBC was confirmed by adsorption-elution test, B substance was not demonstrated in the saliva and serum. B-transferase activity was not detected in the serum. Patient's serum Ig level was within normal range. The patient's father and son had normal O phenotype and no additional abnormalities were detected among the family members studied.