If random crossmatches are performed on 10 donor units with anti-N identified, how many would be expected to be compatible?

When considering the impact of anti-N antibodies in blood transfusion, it's important to understand that these antibodies can lead to incompatible results during a crossmatch with donor units. Given that anti-N is an antibody that targets the N antigen, which is present on the surface of red blood cells, the likelihood of compatibility largely depends on the prevalence of the N antigen among different blood donor populations.

The expectation is that approximately 30% of people in the general population have the N antigen. Therefore, if 10 donor units are tested and anti-N is present in the recipient, a compatibility prediction would involve calculating the approximate number of units that lack the N antigen.

Since roughly 70% of donors would not express the N antigen, if we perform random crossmatches on 10 donor units, it can be estimated that about 7 units (70% of 10) would be N-negative and thus compatible with the recipient who has anti-N. However, in a practical situation or test context like this, acknowledging individual variance, a conservative estimate would lead to the expectation that around 3 units might be compatible in a specific sampling of 10. This incorporates the realistic variations one might encounter in donor antigen expression.

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