Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 171-173 , December 2009

Anti-haptoglobin antibody detection after febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reactions in a non-haptoglobin-deficient patient

  • Tsuyoshi Muta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Hematology, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8524, Japan. Tel.: +81 89 924 1111; fax: +81 89 924 9555.
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  • Makiko Ozaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
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  • Takahito Tokuyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
    • ,
  • Kenichi Izumi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
    • ,
  • Miki Matsushita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
    • ,
  • Noriko Nishiyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
    • ,
  • Hidemoto Nakanishi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoko Ueda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
    • ,
  • Tomoaki Fujisaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
    • ,
  • Eisuke Yokota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan

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PII: S1473-0502(09)00138-4

doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2009.09.003

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 171-173 , December 2009

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