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Differential red blood cell age fractionation and Band 3 phosphorylation distinguish two different subtypes of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Evgenia M BlochHaley A BranchDarinka SakacRegina M LegerDonald R Branch
Published in: Transfusion (2020)
Type I patients have increased Band 3 tyrosine phosphorylation that may represent accelerated aging of their RBCs resulting in exacerbation of a pathologic form of RBC senescence. Type II patients show decreased Band 3 tyrosine phosphorylation and lack the oldest, most dense RBCs suggesting premature RBC clearance and a more severe wAIHA.
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