What is the principle of the acidified serum test (Ham's test) ?
A) IgM immunoglobulin affixes to RBCs, the classic complement pathway is activated, and the red cells are lysed.
B) IgG immunoglobulin affixes to RBCs, the alternate pathway is activated, and the RBC is lysed.
C) Complement affixes to RBCs at acid pH, the alternate pathway is activated, and red cell lysis occurs.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
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