Donath, Julius

Donath,

Julius, German physician, 1870-1950. Donath-Landsteiner cold autoantibody - an autoantibody of the IgG class responsible for paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria. Synonym(s): cold hemolysinDonath-Landsteiner phenomenon - the hemolysis which results in a sample of blood of a subject of paroxysmal hemoglobinuria when the sample is cooled to around 5°C and then warmed again.Landsteiner-Donath test