Complement coating and hemolysis were observed when erythrocytes from patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) were incubated in isotonic sucrose solution in the presence of small amounts of serum. Normal cells were likewise coated with complement components but did not hemolyze. Both normal and PNH erythrocytes reduced the hemolytic complement activity of the serum used in this reaction.
David E. Jenkins Jr., Robert C. Hartmann, Albert L. Kerns
Title and authors | Publication | Year |
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Study of Two in Vitro Diagnostic Tests for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria
G Sirchia, E Marubini, F Mercuriali, S Ferrone |
British Journal of Haematology | 1973 |
Contemporary Topics in Molecular Immunology
RA Reisfeld, WJ Mandy |
1973 |