{"id":1613,"date":"2026-03-14T12:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/?p=1613"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:53:21","slug":"diagnosis-and-treatment-of-paroxysmal-nocturnal-haemoglobinuria-dr-morag-griffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-paroxysmal-nocturnal-haemoglobinuria-dr-morag-griffin","title":{"rendered":"Diagnosis and Treatment of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria &#8211; Dr Morag Griffin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PNH is a very rare disease but it is important for all haematologists to know when to test and what to do when a clone is detected. Suzy talks to Dr Morag Griffin about diagnosis and management.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18477182\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Morag-Griffin-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1377\" style=\"width:562px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Morag-Griffin-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Morag-Griffin-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Morag-Griffin-1152x1536.jpeg 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src=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-2-1024x491.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-2-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-2-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-2-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-2-20x9.jpg 20w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-2-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-2-600x288.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-2-900x432.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-2.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\n<strong>Abnormal WCC clone: PNH<\/strong>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1382\" src=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-3-1024x475.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-3-1024x475.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-3-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-3-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-3-20x9.jpg 20w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-3-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-3-600x278.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-3-900x418.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-3.jpg 1394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\n<strong>Normal red cell, cells no PNH<\/strong>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1383 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-4-1024x519.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-4-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-4-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-4-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-4-20x9.jpg 20w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-4-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-4-600x304.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-4-900x456.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-4.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\n<strong>Abnormal red cells: PNH<\/strong>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1384\" src=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-5-1024x416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-5-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-5-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-5-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-5-150x61.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-5-600x244.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-5-900x365.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-5-20x9.jpg 20w, https:\/\/blooducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PNH-image-5.jpg 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