Interpretive Handbook
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Test 8980:
Special Red Cell Antigen Typing
Clinical Information 
Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
The presence or absence of a cellular antigen is an inherited trait. As a general rule, individuals will not make antibody directed against an antigen present on their own red blood cells.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Added proof of alloantibody specificity
Determining possible antibody specificities in complex cases
This test is not done for the purpose of establishing paternity
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Each antigen typed will be listed by name, followed by "pos" indicating that the antigen is present, or by "neg" indicating that the antigen is absent.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
Standards for Blood Banks and transfusion Services. 21st edition. AABB, 2002
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