Breast milk contains red cell isohaemagglutinins: An observational study of 176 mothers.
Joy John MammenJess Elizabeth RasalamVelukaran Therese DavidHilda YenuberiPushpanathan AmalrajLakshmanan JeyaseelanAnnie RegiAnuja AbrahamManisha Madhai BeckJiji MathewsManish KumarSridhar SanthanamDolly DanielPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2022)
Our study demonstrates the presence of a wide range of titres for IgG antibodies of the ABO blood group system in breast milk. The clinical impact of this finding needs to be studied further, as it assumes great relevance in developing countries where anaemia continues to challenge young infants.