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We aimed to determine the prevalence of RBC alloimmunization and associated factors among chronic liver disease (CLD) patients in our center. This is a case-control study involving 441 patients with CLD who were being treated at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia and subjected to pre-transfusion testing from April 2012 until April 2022. Clinical and laboratory data were retrieved and statistically analyzed. A total of 441 CLD patients were included in our study, with the majority being elderly, with the mean age of patients 57.9 (SD \u00b1 12.1) years old, male (65.1%) and Malays (92.1%). The most common causes of CLD in our center are viral hepatitis (62.1%) and metabolic liver disease (25.4%). Twenty-four patients were reported to have RBC alloimmunization, resulting in an overall prevalence of 5.4%. Higher rates of alloimmunization were seen in females (7.1%) and patients with autoimmune hepatitis (11.1%). Most patients developed a single alloantibody (83.3%). The most common alloantibody identified belonged to the Rh blood group, anti-E (35.7%) and anti-c (14.3%), followed by the MNS blood group, anti-Mia (17.9%). There was no significant factor association of RBC alloimmunization among CLD patients identified. Our center has a low prevalence of RBC alloimmunization among CLD patients. However, the majority of them developed clinically significant RBC alloantibodies, mostly from the Rh blood group. 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