An autoadsorption may be performed to investigate underlying autoantibodies.When is this procedure acceptable?
A) When the autoantibody is reactive at 4° C
B) When the patient has not been recently transfused
C) Only if complement is coating the red cells
D) When the eluate is negative

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If an autoadsorption is performed (using the patient's red cells)and the patient has been recently transfused,the adsorbing red cells may remove developing alloantibodies to the transfused cells.

An Autoadsorption May Be Performed to Investigate Underlying Autoantibodies