Phenomena and Processes [G] » Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09] » Blood Physiological Phenomena » Blood Group Incompatibility » Rh Isoimmunization
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Immune System Phenomena [G12] » Antigen-Antibody Reactions » Rh Isoimmunization
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Immune System Phenomena [G12] » Blood Group Incompatibility » Rh Isoimmunization
Description
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. MeSH
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