<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Patients demonstrating warm autoantibody specificity present serologic challenges for laboratory staff performing antibody identification in the blood bank. Autoantibody can be removed from plasma or serum by adsorption onto autologous red blood cells (RBCs) provided the patient has not been transfused in the previous 3 months. The adsorption process can be enhanced by enzyme pretreatment of autologous RBCs. <italic><bold>Immunohematology</bold></italic><bold>2012;28:88–90.</bold></p></abstract>

Patients demonstrating warm autoantibody specificity present serologic challenges for laboratory staff performing antibody identification in the blood bank. Autoantibody can be removed from plasma or serum by adsorption onto autologous red blood cells (RBCs) provided the patient has not been transfused in the previous 3 months. The adsorption process can be enhanced by enzyme pretreatment of autologous RBCs. Immunohematology2012;28:88–90.

Warm autoadsorption with enzyme-treated red blood cells

Immunohematology

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Patients demonstrating warm autoantibody specificity present serologic challenges for laboratory staff performing antibody identification in the blood bank....

Warm autoadsorption with enzyme-treated red blood cells

Published Online: Dec 01, 2019

Page range: 88 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2019-155

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