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86156 Cold agglutinin screening

Pathology & Lab

Also known as: Cold agglutinin screen, CA screening

Cold agglutinin screen qualitatively detects cold-reactive autoantibodies that agglutinate red blood cells at cold temperatures, screening for cold agglutinin disease.

Clinical Context

Initial test for cold agglutinin disease and cold agglutinin hemolytic anemia. Positive results warrant titer determination and clinical correlation.

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Specialties

HematologyImmunologyClinical Pathology

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