Serologic findings in autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with immunoglobulin M warm autoantibodies

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-242

  Arndt, Patricia A ^a   Leger, Regina M ^a   Garratty, George ^a  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; DITHIOTHREITOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGLUTINATION; AGGLUTININS; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; AUTOANTIBODIES; COMPLEMENT C3; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEMOLYSIS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849164984     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01957.x     Document Type: Article

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