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[Anti-M after transfusion as an indication of a genetic variant of the MN locus].
Beitrage zur Infusionstherapie = Contributions to infusion therapy - 1 Jan 1992
Heuft H G, Weisbach V, Zeiler T, Zimmermann R, Zingsem J, Eckstein R
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of an anti-M antibody (titer 128) and MN red blood cells (RBC) in a 76-year-old female German patient. In our case, however, RBC showed weak reactions to human anti-M compared with strong reactions using rabbit anti-M. Papain treatment destroyed the RBC reactivity to human anti-M whereas the strong reactivity to rabbit anti-M was unchanged. This pattern was also demonstrable in the patient's son...
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