Red cell autoimmunization and alloimmunization in myelodysplastic syndromes: prevalence, characteristic and significance

The association between red blood cell (RBC) auto-and alloantibodies has been reported, primarily in the context of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Forty to fifty percent of AIHA patients also have RBC-alloantibodies,[1][1],[2][2] usually as a result of previous RBC transfusions, with