Detecting auto / allo antibodies

From: R Barclay (Robin_Barclay@compuserve.com)
Date: Wed Nov 05 1997 - 19:50:29 EST


Would anyone care to recommend fluorochrome-labelled anti-human Ig
antibodies for detecting cell/platelet bound antibodies, and (preferably)
distinguishing specific from non-specific binding.  I have started to
tinker with some anti-IgG-Fc (Fab) - but am experiencing horrific
backgrounds at first attempts - so any tips/tricks on blocking, pre- or
post -stain fix, whether whole blood techniques are common, and if so -
when to lyse.  What are people using in detection of leucocyte or platelet
antibodies, flow crossmatches, etc?
Robin Barclay
Blood Transfusion Service
Edinburgh



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