Application of gel technology in the serologic characterization of autoantibody in DAT-positive autoimmune diseases

Immunohematology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-62

  Das, Sudipta Sekhar ^a   Chaudhary, Rajendra K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Direct antiglobulin test; Gel test

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN SUBCLASS;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; GEL; GEL TEST; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GELS; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 34547100280     PISSN: 0894203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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