alloimmunized
adjective
al·lo·im·mu·nized
ˌa-lō-ˈi-myə-ˌnīzd
: having undergone isoimmunization
Alloimmunized patients can be extremely difficult to treat with platelet transfusions; the likelihood of finding HLA-matched donors is often limited, and maneuvers to blunt the antibody response or interfere with immune destruction have been unsuccessful.—Margot S. Kruskall, The New England Journal of Medicine
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