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Positive Direct Antiglobulin Test in Normal Individuals 1
Author(s) -
Gorst D.W.,
Rawlinson Violet I.,
Merry A. H.,
Stratton F.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1980.tb02337.x
Subject(s) - coombs test , medicine , normal population , population , immunology , gastroenterology , pediatrics , antibody , environmental health
. 65 normal, healthy people with a positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT) have been identified in a population of blood donors over a period of 14 years. 32 of them have been recalled for detailed study. A strong positive correlation with increasing age was noted, comparable to that seen in hospital patients with a positive DAT. No feature known to cause a positive DAT was identified in the healthy individuals, only 1 of whom went on to develop autoimmune haemolytic anaemia.