Synonym(s)
cold haemagglutinins
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Cold antibody which causes reversible cold haemagglutination of allogeneic and xenogeneic erythrocytes (autohaemagglutinin) (in vitro at 5 °C, in vivo at temperatures below 20 °C) It is a complete IgM antibody (19S).
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- Chronic (idiopathic) cold agglutinin disease(cold agglutinin syndrome)
- Secondary cold agglutinin disease
- Viral infections
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections
- Trypanosomiasis
- Hemolytic anemia
- systemic lupus erythematosus.
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