A novel method for negating cold agglutination interference by dithiothreitol during complete blood count and peripheral blood smear: a case study

Cold agglutinin disease is an autoimmune disorder that is characterized by antibodies attacking polysaccharide antigens on one’s own erythrocytes. In cold agglutinin disease, hemolysis occurs due to degeneration of erythrocyte membranes and autoagglutination of erythrocytes. Both autoagglutination a...

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Main Authors: Hamit Yasar Ellidag, Sibel Kulaksizoglu, Esin Eren, Necat Yilmaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. 2017-02-01
Series:Ukrainian Biochemical Journal
Online Access:http://ukrbiochemjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ellidag_HY_2-17.pdf