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Case report and literature review: transient Inab phenotype and an agglutinating anti-IFC in a patient with a gastrointestinal problem.
Transfusion - 1 Sept 2006
Yazer Mark H, Judd W John, Davenport Robertson D, Dake Louann R, Lomas-Francis Christine, Hue-Roye Kim, Powell Vivien, Reid Marion
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Inab phenotype is a rare deficiency of all Cromer antigens. These antigens are carried on the decay-accelerating factor (DAF, CD55) molecule that is attached to the red blood cell (RBC) membrane by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor. Although typically inherited, an acquired and transient form of the Inab phenotype also exists. A patient with the triad of transient Inab phenotype, a...
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