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Félix Bajon1, Julie Arsenault2, Marie Claude Blais3
1Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
Background:
After the identification of five novel feline erythrocyte antigens (FEAs) and evidence establishing FEA 1's immunogenicity, attempts to sensitize a cat to FEA 4 unexpectedly resulted in the production of alloantibodies directed against an unknown antigen, named FEA 6.
Objectives:
To estimate the prevalence of FEA 6 as a presumably new antigen, identify corresponding naturally occurring alloantibodies (NOAb), and investigate the associations between known FEAs.
Animals:
Two hundread and seven cats.
Methods:
Prospective blood typing for FEAs 1-6 was conducted in Type A cats (n = 193), followed by serial crossmatching in groups of 3-7 cats to detect NOAb and identify their target FEA. Agreement between FEA 6 blood typing and other FEAs was assessed. Associations between FEAs were evaluated to identify expression patterns.
Results:
Among 193 Type A cats, 67% were FEA 6-positive. Agreement analyses were supportive of FEA 6 being distinct from FEAs 1-5. NOAb were detected in 11 cats (5.7%), none of which were anti-FEA 6. Only FEA 1-negative status was significantly associated with the presence of NOAb (OR = 6.6, 95% CI, 1.9-23.1; p < 0.001). Significant associations were observed between the expressions of FEAs 1 and 4 (χ2 = 25.7, p < 0.001), and FEAs 3 and 5 (Fisher's exact test, p < 0.001), respectively.
Conclusions And Clinical Importance:
The immunogenicity and prevalence of the newly discovered FEA 6 raise concerns regarding its clinical relevance and role in posttransfusion sensitization. FEA 1/FEA 4 and FEA 3/FEA 5 pairs might belong to distinct antigenic systems.
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