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  • Title: [Quantitative studies of the ABO blood group system. Quantitative changes in agglutinability of antigens A, B and H with regard to the patient's age].
    Author: Prodanov P.
    Journal: Folia Haematol Int Mag Klin Morphol Blutforsch; 1977; 104(3):436-51. PubMed ID: 72031.
    Abstract:
    The results of a comparative quantitative investigation about the agglutinability of erythrocyte antigens A, B, and H to be found in fetus (fifth to ninth lunar month), newborns, adults, and old age people are represented. In investigating with anti-H sera it could be found that A-antigens in fetus undergo the same development to be observed in newborns; it amounts to 75% of the agglutinability present in adults. After delivery the agglubinability will essentially increase up to the fifth month; it will only reach the average values of adults, however, after the seventh year of age and will remain unchanged then until the end of life. The agglutinability of B-erythrocytes with anti-B will also change in the same way. In fetus and newborns the agglutinability of A1 erythrocytes with anti-A1 sera is markedly weaker than that determined by anti-A sera. After delivery it will rapidly increase, will be stronger afterwards than the agglutinability with anti-A sera and will have the values to be found in adults after the third year of age. After the 85 year of age, however, there is a tendency of weakening the agglutinability with anti-A1 serum. With growing age the agglutinability of O-erythrocytes with anti-H serum is changed in the same way. Furthermore, it could be detected that the interaction between genes A1 and B to be found in adults will find its expression in a weakening of the agglutinability of A1B-erythrocytes with anti-A1 and anti-B sera, the agglutinability with anti-A serum remaining constant. This behaviour is valid for the whole life of man. In all stages of life an interaction between weak and strong genes can be observed in A2B-erythrocytes.
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