you have been watching to much CSI.
Another published study found that based on antigen testing, 10% of a group of 25 normal young adults showed evidence of maternal-fetal blood transfer - how does this impact the specificity of the Nelson test?
Wow… can you provide a citation?
First: Are you seriously asking these question? THen you should select another handle!
Second:You are so slow! I brought up that issue yesterday morning…
Yawn…
Sorry - I cannot seem to locate the reference that I read. I can tell you that this was the control group for a study of autoimmune disorders, in particular rheumatoid arthritis.
What evidence of blood transfer was shown? Obviously RBCs that may have been transfered in utero wouldn’t still be around. Unless your talking about antibodies to maternal antigens, which wouldnt be the same thing at all.
Thanks - abstract looks interesting but I dont have full text access. I dont know what percent chimerism “microchimersim” refers to - would it be detectable by flow?
If chimerism is not too rare I guess that really argues for the need validate the screen a large number of non-transfused people.
If Tyler can prove that he is either pregnant or has a lump of a twin brother somewhere in his body, he’s off the hook.
10% of 25 normal young adults…
Who was the .5 of an adult?
They did blood testing for homologous blood doping on 400 athletes at Athens. So perhaps 1/400 or less is a likely number?
I knew there was a simple explanation for these baseless accusations 
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