1. Haemolytic disease of the newborn because of rare anti-Vel.
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van Gammeren, A. J., Overbeeke, M. A. M., Idema, R. N., van Beek, R. H. T., ten Kate-Booij, M. J., and Ermens, A. A. M.
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ERYTHROBLASTOSIS fetalis , *NEONATAL diseases , *MATERNALLY acquired immunity , *FETAL immunology , *NEONATAL jaundice , *HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA , *ERYTHROCYTE disorders - Abstract
Routine screening for maternal immunization in a 36-year-old woman revealed an alloimmunization against the high-incidence Vel antigen during a second pregnancy. Because of the development of immunoglobulin G-type anti-Vel, the infant developed haemolytic disease of the newborn, with severe jaundice and reticulocytosis. Phototherapy was needed to reduce hyperbilirubinaemia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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