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LYMPHOCYTOTOXIC ANTIBODIES

Specimen: 5 mL blood in plain tube.

Method: Cytotoxicity.

Application: Component of the “cross match” procedure in organ transplantation. Not otherwise of value.

Interpretation: Lymphocytotoxic antibodies are also found in SLE, but the previously described association with cerebral lupus has not been confirmed.

Reference: Osman C. Clin Rheumatol 1994; 13: 21-27.




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