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DictionarySeetestacidified serum test
a·cid·i·fied se·rum testlysis of the patient's red blood cells in acidified fresh serum, specific for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Synonym(s): Ham testA test that assesses susceptibility of erythrocytes to hemolysis, which is markedly increased in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH); see there.
Principle In acidified serum, complement is activated by the alternate pathway, binds to RBCs, and lyses PNH cells which are sensitive to complement activation; positive Ham test also occurs in the rare congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II, also known as HEMPASa·cid·i·fied se·rum test (ă-sid'i-fīd sēr'ŭm test) Lysis of the patient's red blood cells in acidified fresh serum, specific for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
Synonym(s): Ham test. Ham, Thomas Hale, U.S. physician, 1905–. Ham test - lysis of the patient's red cells in acidified fresh serum. Synonym(s): acidified serum testLegalSeeTest |