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==Description==
 
==Description==
Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) is the result of a [[Type II Hypersensitivity - WikiBlood|type II antibody-mediated immune response]] directed against molecules expressed on the surface of erythrocytes.  The clinical presentation of the disease depends on the isotype of antibody produced and the severity of the anaemia.
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Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) is the result of a [[Type II Hypersensitivity|type II antibody-mediated immune response]] directed against molecules expressed on the surface of erythrocytes.  The clinical presentation of the disease depends on the isotype of antibody produced and the severity of the anaemia.
    
[[IgM]] antibodies are capable of fixing complement on the surface of red blood cells leading to the assembly of a membrane attack complex.  This complex causes the direct lysis of erythrocytes and '''intravascular haemolysis'''.  Since IgM antibodies have a high avidity, they are also able to co-ordinate the formation of large numbers of red blood cells into aggregates, a phenomenon known as '''auto-agglutination'''.
 
[[IgM]] antibodies are capable of fixing complement on the surface of red blood cells leading to the assembly of a membrane attack complex.  This complex causes the direct lysis of erythrocytes and '''intravascular haemolysis'''.  Since IgM antibodies have a high avidity, they are also able to co-ordinate the formation of large numbers of red blood cells into aggregates, a phenomenon known as '''auto-agglutination'''.
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