title: Occurrence of cold agglutinins in congenital scoliosis.
abstract: Eighty-seven patients undergoing spinal surgery for a variety of conditions were surveyed for the presence of cold agglutinins. Patients with congenital scoliosis or metastatic lesions of the spine were found to have a frequency of cold agglutinins that was 250 to 1000 times greater than that in the general population. This greater frequency was independent of ABO blood group, sex, or age. Pre-admission screening of congenital scoliosis patients is urged.
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000373:Agglutinins / Q000032:analysis*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003450:Cryoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007667:Kidd Blood-Group System; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000151:congenital / Q000276:immunology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000097:blood; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000373:Agglutinins; D001323:Autoantibodies; D003450:Cryoglobulins; D007667:Kidd Blood-Group System