Abstract
The platelets of a patient with reticulum-cell sarcoma were found to exhibit agglutination and cytopathic changes when her blood was treated with EDTA but not with other anticoagulants. Investigation showed that the phenomenon was caused by a serum factor that was probably an antibody.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Agglutination*
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Autoantibodies*
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Blood Platelets / drug effects*
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Citrates / pharmacology
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Edetic Acid / pharmacology*
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Female
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Heparin / pharmacology
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Humans
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Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / immunology*
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Microscopy, Electron
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Peptic Ulcer / immunology
Substances
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Autoantibodies
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Citrates
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Heparin
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Edetic Acid