Re: Anti c antibody
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Wed Aug 17 11:38:01 2005
According to Hackney et al ( Obstet Gynecol 2004 Jan;103(1):24-30), the
significance of antibody titers and deltaOD450 values was similar to
Rh-D sensitized pregnancies. A threshold of 1:32 or hydrops identified
all those with severe hemolytic disease.
art
At Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Yankowitz, Jerome wrote:
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>Not really a low titer and yes.
>
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>> From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net on behalf of Charlie Chambers
>> Reply To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:02 AM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>> Subject: Anti c antibody
>>
>> I have a an early pregnancy patient with an anti-c antibody titer 1:64
>> found incidentally on her prenatal screen. I know that there is a shift
>> in following some antibody sensitized pregnancies with Doppler. Would
>> this apply to anti c at this low titer or any other suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks
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art fougner, md
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