Red-Cell Sensitization in Myelofibrosis |
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| Authors: | Hans Hasselbalch Dag Berild Ole Paaske Hansen |
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| Affiliation: | University Department of Medicine and Haematology, Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), elevated RBC-Ig of the IgG and IgM class were found in 8 of 14 patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis. In 2 patients with high levels of RBC-Ig the direct Coombs' test was positive. It is supposed that immune haemolysis may contribute to the anaemia in some patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis. |
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| Keywords: | membrane bound Ig myelofibrosis red cell sensitization |
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