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Donath-Landsteiner antibodies
Also known as:
Donath-Landsteiner cold autoantibody
Associated persons:
Julius Donath
Karl Landsteiner
Description:
An antibody of the IgG class directed against the P blood group antigen. It is associated with syphilis and viral infections and is responsible for paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria.
Bibliography:
- J. Donath, K. Landsteiner:
Über paroxysmale Hämoglobinurie.
Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift, 1904, 51: 1590-1593.
We thank Rudolf Kleinert, Bad Reichenhall, Germany, for information submitted.
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