Despite AIHA alloantibodies, transfusions generally safe, effective
Nearly 20% of people with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), including cold agglutinin disease (CAD), who required blood transfusions developed antibodies against proteins in donor blood that could compromise a transfusion’s safety or effectiveness, a study shows. These antibodies, called alloantibodies, were associated with a higher transfusion burden, lower…