{"title":"Follow-up of normal individuals with a positive antiglobulin test.","authors":"D Bareford, G Longster, L Gilks, L A Tovey","doi":"10.1111/j.1600-0609.1985.tb01718.x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over a period of 20 yr (1962-1982), 67 apparently fit donors at a Regional Blood Transfusion Service were found to have an unexplained positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT). During 1983, 26 were traced and re-tested. 9 still had a positive DAT only 1 of whom had developed autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. 17 had become negative though in 7 of these an autoantibody could still be detected by an enzyme technique. Unlike patients with established autoimmune disorders, the positive DAT individuals were found to have normal T cell subsets though B cells were significantly increased.</p>","PeriodicalId":21489,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of haematology","volume":"35 3","pages":"348-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1985-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1600-0609.1985.tb01718.x","citationCount":"18","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Scandinavian journal of haematology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0609.1985.tb01718.x","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Over a period of 20 yr (1962-1982), 67 apparently fit donors at a Regional Blood Transfusion Service were found to have an unexplained positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT). During 1983, 26 were traced and re-tested. 9 still had a positive DAT only 1 of whom had developed autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. 17 had become negative though in 7 of these an autoantibody could still be detected by an enzyme technique. Unlike patients with established autoimmune disorders, the positive DAT individuals were found to have normal T cell subsets though B cells were significantly increased.