Formaldehyde-related antibodies in hemodialysis patients.

doi:10.1046/j.1537-2995.1979.19680104093.x

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Formaldehyde-related antibodies in hemodialysis patients.

Transfusion - 1 Jan 2000

Sandler S G, Sharon R, Bush M, Stroup M, Sabo B

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In a study of anti-N-like antibodies, we tested sera from 93 hemodialysis patients for hemagglutination reactions with untreated and formaldehyde-treated reagent red blood cells. Six of 22 sera from patients who had been dialyzed with formaldehyde-sterilized membranes had anti-N-like activity and...

Topics

Absorption
Antibodies
Coombs Test
Formaldehyde
Hemagglutination Tests
Humans
Lectins
MNSs Blood-Group System
Membranes, Artificial
Phenotype
Renal Dialysis

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