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Antibodies to red blood cell antigens are commonly detected and identified during pregnancy. It is important to determine the nature and source of the antibodies in order to assess the risk of harm to the baby. Solve it!

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  • Sapatnekar S, Lu W, Bakdash S, Quraishy N. Implementation of a standardized prenatal testing protocol in an integrated, multihospital health system. Am J Clin Pathol. 2021;155:133–40.

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Friedman, M.T., West, K.A., Bizargity, P., Annen, K., Gur, H.D., Hilbert, T. (2023). Rhesus Pieces. In: Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine, Hemostasis, and Cellular Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14638-1_2

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