An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to screen blood donors for IgA deficiency

Haematologica

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 887-890

  Sanz, Cristina ^a   Freire, Carolina ^a   Ordinas, Antoni ^a   Pereira, Arturo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enzyme immunoassay; IgA; IgA deficiency; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PIPETTE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING;

EID: 0032753263     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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