Lucknow: KGMU continues to face a shortage of A and AB-positive blood groups, with the current stock likely to last only for a day without fresh donations.The shortage began about a month ago. It was ...

There are different blood types: A, B, AB, and O, with each also being Rh-positive or Rh-negative. Knowing your blood type is important for safe blood transfusions and organ transplants. Type ...

Routine thymic imaging/assessment and AChR antibody testing are supported, as both were strongly linked to subsequent generalization in ocular myasthenia gravis. Independent predictors of conversion ...

—A retrospective analysis of patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChR-Ab)-positive generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) who underwent thymectomy found that a majority of them had good ...

The hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibody (AB) total test identifies both types of antibodies that the body produces in response to HAV infection. A reactive result means the test has detected HAV ...

Doctors may order a cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody test and other exams to confirm or rule out a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis. A positive CCP antibody test doesn’t necessarily mean ...

Population screening of asymptomatic persons with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) DNA or antibodies has improved the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and survival among affected persons. However, the ...

Most people with scleroderma have autoantibodies. Several scleroderma-specific antibodies have been identified. These can help with diagnosis and give insight into the type of disease you may ...