ANTI-RH 29 IN A PRIMIGRAVIDA WITH RHESUS NULL SYNDROME RESULTING IN HEMOLYTIC-DISEASE OF THE NEWBORN

This is the first British patient to be reported with the rhesus null phenotype. Anti-Rh 29 was detected in a primigravida at 35 weeks'' gestation and rose substantially before delivery. She had all the features of the rhesus null syndrome and her newborn was affected by haemolytic disease (HDN).