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Anti‐LW Specificity in Autoimmune Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
Author(s) -
Celano M. J.,
Levine P.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1967.tb05515.x
Subject(s) - autoimmune hemolytic anemia , antibody , agglutinin , coombs test , cold agglutinin , hemolytic anemia , anemia , immunology , antigen , rh blood group system , autoantibody , haptoglobin , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , lectin
Anti‐LW has been demonstrated in six unselected cases of acquired hemolytic anemia, either by direct testing or after absorption of the sera and cell eluates with Rh‐positive or Rh‐negative LW‐negative cells. Another antibody which is directed toward the Rh complex is also present as indicated by reactions with all bloods except Rh null . A third agglutinin, apparently nonspecific, is indicated by the reactions of some sera with all bloods including Rhnull null .