Anti-Vel reactivity diminished by adsorption with rabbit RBC stroma.

Background: An anti-Vel, nearly missed in antibody identification studies, and the effect of a commercially available rabbit RBC stroma (RESt, Immucor) adsorptions on eight anti-Vel sera are reported. Anti-Vel is an antibody to an antigen of high prevalence.

Case Report: A 48-year-old woman with chronic vaginal bleeding presented with a Hct of 14.