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IgG titer, subclass, and light-chain phenotype of pregnancy-induced HPA-5b antibodies that cause or do not cause neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
Transfusion - 1 Apr 1999
Kurz M, Stöckelle E, Eichelberger B, Panzer S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The most common pregnancy-induced platelet-specific antibody is HPA-5b. Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia that results from anti-HPA-5b may cause severe hemorrhage in only a few infants, but the sequelae for the affected children can be severe. It is therefore essential that infant...
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