Quantification of platelet-associated IgG for differential diagnosis of patients with thrombocytopenia

H. Hagenstrom*, P. Schlenke, H. Hennig, H. Kirchner, H. Kluter

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit
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Abstract

Immune thrombocytopenia is due to platelet destruction by circulating glycoprotein-specific antibodies and is found in various disorders. Methods for the detection of platelet-associated IgG (PAIgG) are generally sensitive but unspecific, whereas glycoprotein-specific assays are highly specific but less sensitive. Usefully, a sensitive screening method for PAIgG detection would also provide information for differential diagnosis. We developed a quantitative direct Platelet Immunofluorescence Test (PIFT) by flow cytometry and studied 79 thrombocytopenic patients with immune thrombocytopenia and other disorders. The sensitivity of the assay was 94%, its specificity 66% for the detection of a clinically obvious immune thrombocytopenia. PAIgG levels of patients with immune thrombocytopenia differed significantly from those of other patients with low platelet counts (p<0.001). The quantitative PIFT proved to be a sensitive method for PAIgG detection and should therefore be used as a screening method. In addition, it could be helpful for differential diagnosis in marked thrombocytopenia where a MAIPA is not feasible.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftThrombosis and Haemostasis
Jahrgang84
Ausgabenummer5
Seiten (von - bis)779-783
Seitenumfang5
ISSN0340-6245
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2000

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