How Is Hereditary Erythroblastic Multinuclearity with Positive Acidified Serum (HEMPAS)

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Multiple Choice

How is hereditary erythroblastic multinuclearity with positive acidified serum (HEMPAS) test differentiated from PNH patients in the Ham's test?

• A) In HEMPAS, RBCs are not lysed by the patient's own acidified serum.
• B) In HEMPAS, the sugar water test is positive.
• C) In HEMPAS, complement affixes to RBCs at a basic pH.
• D) All of the above
• E) Two of the above

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