An original method to study autoantibody specificity in haemoglobin stained eluates by the column agglutination techniques

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-211

  Fiorin, F ^a,c   Cozzi, M R ^b   Pradella, P ^b   Steffan, A ^b   Potenza, R ^a   De Angelis, V ^b  

^a Regione Piemonte USL 49   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^c Osp Civile di S Dona di Piave   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Column agglutination techniques; Direct antiglobulin test; Eluates; Erythrocytes

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; AUTOIMMUNITY; BINDING AFFINITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AUTOANTIBODIES; COOMBS' TEST; HEMOGLOBINS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030930373     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.1997.tb00009.x     Document Type: Article

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