PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rhees, Justin R.
AU  - Hall, Caden M.
TI  - Variable Hemagglutination Reactions with Ulex europaeus Lectin and Group O Erythrocytes
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.118.000638
DP  - 2018 Jan 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - ascls.118.000638
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/early/2018/06/25/ascls.118.000638.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/early/2018/06/25/ascls.118.000638.full
AB  - Group O red blood cells (RBCs) express the highest amount of H antigen of any other blood group and, therefore, are expected to demonstrate strong reactivity when tested with Ulex europaeus anti-H lectin, unless the RBCs are from individuals possessing the Bombay or para-Bombay phenotypes. We report several examples of group O RBCs not belonging to the aforementioned groups that consistently produced weak reactions with quality-controlled Ulex europaeus lectin.