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. 1969 Jul;22(4):460–464. doi: 10.1136/jcp.22.4.460

Agglutination of platelets by a serum factor in the presence of EDTA

E Gowland 1,2, H E M Kay 1,2, Judy C Spillman 1,2, J R Williamson 1,2
PMCID: PMC474212  PMID: 4978997

Abstract

The platelets of a patient with reticulum-cell sarcoma were found to exhibit agglutination and cytopathic changes when her blood was treated with EDTA but not with other anticoagulants. Investigation showed that the phenomenon was caused by a serum factor that was probably an antibody.

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