NEET Previous Year Question

Which of the following conditions cause erythroblastosis foetalis?

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AMother and foetus
  2. BMother and foetus
  3. CBoth mother and foetus
  4. DBoth mother and foetus

Correct answer: B

Solution

(b) When the mother is and the foetus is having , the immune cells of the mother will produce the antibodies against the blood cells of the foetus.
This will lead to destruction of the blood cells in the foetus when the antibodies migrate through the placenta and enter the foetal system. This causes the death of the foetus and the condition is known as erythroblastosis foetalis.

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