sucrose hemolysis test

sucrose hemolysis test
(for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria) the patient's whole blood is mixed with isotonic sucrose solution, which promotes binding of complement to red cells, then incubated and examined for hemolysis; greater than 10 per cent hemolysis is indicative of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

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