Microbial pathogen primary sequence inversely correlates with blood group antigen immunogenicity.

Ian Baine Burak Bahar Jeanne Elise HendricksonKrystalyn E HudsonChristopher A Tormey

Published in: Transfusion (2019)

Our findings raise a potential relationship between microbial exposure and alloantibody formation, and lead to interesting questions regarding the potential relationship between RBC antigen immunogenicity and microbial prevalence.

Keyphrases

microbial community
risk factors
human health
risk assessment
red blood cell