A woman with fourth pregnancy produced an antibody which reacted with Bg
a(+) red blood cells, HLA-B7(+) lymphocytes and the lymphocytes of her husband and their new bady (cord cells). Her husband and the baby, however, showed Bg
a negative. The finding invited further determination of HLA type of them. Her husband and the baby demonstrated HLA-Bw 61 positive on lymphocytes, but she did not. After her serum was absorbed with HLA-B7(+) platelets, the reactivity against Bg
a red cells, HLA-B7 lymphocytes and the lymphocytes of her husband and the baby in the serum disappeared. These results suggest that this woman was sensitized with HLA-Bw61(+) lymphocytes of her husband and produced anti-HLA-Bw61 antibody, and that the antibody exhibited cross-reactive against Bg
a red cells and HLA-B7 lympyhocytes. A cross-reactivity among HLA-B7 and HLA-Bw61 was has been noticed. It is very interesting that anti-HLA-Bw61 may have cross reaction with Bg
a red cells.
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