Autoanti-Ge associated with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Vox Sang. 1990;59(4):232-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1990.tb00243.x.

Abstract

Severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia due to anti-Ge is described. The patient's red cells had a positive direct antiglobulin test, and they typed as Ge+ using saline reactive reagents. Anti-Ge was eluted from her RBCs, and her serum had an IgG and IgM anti-Ge2,3.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / immunology*
  • Antibody Specificity / immunology
  • Autoantibodies / analysis*
  • Blood Group Antigens / immunology*
  • Erythrocyte Aging / immunology
  • Erythrocyte Count
  • Erythrocytes / immunology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Reticulocytes
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Blood Group Antigens