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. 1969 Jul;22(4):460-4.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.22.4.460.

Agglutination of platelets by a serum factor in the presence of EDTA

E Gowland, H E Kay, J C Spillman, J R Williamson

Agglutination of platelets by a serum factor in the presence of EDTA

E Gowland et al. J Clin Pathol. 1969 Jul.

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.

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