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A new simple low ionic strength antiglobulin test (LIS-AGT) is presented for use in the antibody screening phase of pretransfusion tests. The ionic strength during the incubation phase of LIS-AGT is held between 15-17% of that of indirect AGT, and 8 mM EDTA is added to serum to inhibit false-positive tests. The prevalence of false-positive LIS-AGT was determined to be approximately two times higher than that observed with the indirect AGT. The new test was superior to the indirect AGT in detecting antibodies specific to Rh, Duffy, Kidd, and MNSs antigens, while the indirect AGT was superior in detecting antibodies specific to K and Lewis antigens. On the basis of three 51Cr red blood cell (RBC) survival studies, it was shown that antibodies reactive with LIS-AGT only decreased the long-term survival of incompatible erythrocytes, although the one-hour recovery was not affected. It appeared that antibodies reactive by LIS-AGT only can cause delayed rather than acute hemolytic transfusion reactions. The data shown indicate that the LIS-AGT is a simple and valuable addition to the pre-transfusion antibody screening test.
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PMID:A new low ionic strength test for assessment of pretransfusion compatibility. Studies in vitro and in vivo. 685 63

The sensitivity of the low ionic strength solution antiglobulin test (LISS-AGT), polyethylene glycol antiglobulin test (PEG-AGT), low ionic strength solution solid-phase antiglobulin test (LISS-SPAT), gel low ionic strength solution antiglobulin test (GEL-LISS), and gel papain test (GEL-PAP) was compared in titration studies of 460 sera containing identified IgG alloantibodies. The GEL-PAP was 100% sensitive to detect Rh antibodies, whereas the PEG-AGT was the most sensitive to detect Kell, Duffy, Kidd, Ss, and rare blood group antibodies. The better performance of PEG-AGT was especially obvious with Kell, Duffy, and Ss antibodies (S = 100%). When the sensitivity of the LISS-AGT, PEG-AGT, GEL-LISS, and GEL-PAP was evaluated in different routines, the GEL-LISS showed to be more sensitive than PEG-AGT in the detection of clinically significant antibodies. These discrepant results showed that the performance of a technique may change when it is applied as a routine.
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PMID:Evaluation of recent techniques for detection of red blood cell antibodies in sera of reference samples, patients, pregnant women, and blood donors. 888 3

Two transfused Caucasian patients presented with possible delayed transfusion reactions. Both patients demonstrated an anti-Fya (Fy1) plus anti-Fyb (Fy2) pattern of reactivity in their sera. The patients' red blood cells (RBCs) were Fy:1,-2,3. Both had positive direct antiglobulin tests (DAT) with anti-IgG and -C3d. The serum antibodies reacted with the patients' RBCs drawn when the DATs were negative Both patients' serum samples showed reactivity with Fy:1,-2 (1+), Fy:-1,2 (3+), Fy:1,2 (3+) RBCs at the antiglobulin phase (AGT) but were nonreactive with Fy: -1, -2 RBCs. The antibodies in both cases were nonreactive with papain- or ficin-treated RBCs and reacted with Rhnull RBCs, which ruled out anti-Fy3 and anti-Fy 5 respectively. These cases suggest mimicking autoantibody specificities in the Duffy system one case may indicate that the degree of reactivity is dependent on the Duffy phenotype of the RBCs tested( Fy:-1,2 > Fy:1,2 > Fy: 1,-2). An unusual characteristic seen in both of these cases was hemolysis in the EDTA cell samples but none In the clotted samples.
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PMID:Two cases of autoantibodies that demonstrate mimicking specificity in the Duffy blood group system. 1594 3