Intro to the Reference Lab with Reference Lab Manager Shannon Braden
In blood banking, an alloantibody may be formed in response to pregnancy, transfusion, or transplantation. This alloantibody is targeted against a blood group antigen that is not present on the recipient’s red blood cells. This is a natural process as your body tries to defend itself from foreign substances. This process is called alloimmunization. People living with sickle cell disease…
