Wild felids blood group system
Silvestre-Ferreira, Ana C. (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Department of Veterinary Sciences)
Pastor Milán, Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	Wild felids and domestic cats share the AB blood group. However, there have been few studies regarding the characterization and prevalence of the different blood types in wild animals. The erythrocyte membrane glycolipids of the wild cats correspond to the major disialoganglioside patterns observed in domestic cats. Like in domestic cats, type A blood seems to be the most common, although wild felid species seem to exhibit one single blood type. Of the species studied, the wild domestic cats, and the Panthera and ocelot lineages, all had type A blood; the Puma lineage showed almost exclusively type B blood. The prevalence of wild felids blood types show that there seems to be variation between species, but not within species, and no evidence of geographical variation has yet been found, showing apparently no genetic variability. The presence of alloantibodies has also been demonstrated, so the risk of life-threatening transfusion reactions due to mismatched transfusions and neonatal isoerythrolysis is a possibility. Like in other species, the recognition of wild felids blood groups is clinically relevant, as it can also be important in establishing phylogenetic relationships within the Felidae family. We will review the current knowledge on this topic and give insights into the wild felids blood groups potential for zoo transfusion medicine and phylogenetic studies in order to help support reintroduction projects and to preserve genetic diversity.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Wild felids ; Blood type ; Cat ; Alloantibody ; Blood transfusion
Published in:	Animals, Vol. 11 Núm. 12 (december 2021) , p. 3533, ISSN 2076-2615

DOI: 10.3390/ani11123533
PMID: 34944308

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