"Rh Isoimmunization" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The process by which fetal Rh+ erythrocytes enter the circulation of an Rh- mother, causing her to produce IMMUNOGLOBULIN G antibodies, which can cross the placenta and destroy the erythrocytes of Rh+ fetuses. Rh isoimmunization can also be caused by BLOOD TRANSFUSION with mismatched blood.
| Descriptor ID |
D012203
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G09.188.114.750 G12.122.780 G12.186.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Rh Isoimmunization- Rh Isoimmunization
- Isoimmunization, Rh
- Isoimmunizations, Rh
- Rh Isoimmunizations
- Isoimmunization, Rhesus
- Isoimmunizations, Rhesus
- Rhesus Isoimmunization
- Rhesus Isoimmunizations
Rh Sensitization- Rh Sensitization
- Rh Sensitizations
- Sensitization, Rh
- Sensitizations, Rh
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rh Isoimmunization" by people in Profiles.
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Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling: current trends and outcomes. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 May; 200:98-101.