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A Point Mutation Thr799Met on the 2 Integrin Leads to the Formation of New Human Platelet Alloantigen Sita and Affects Collagen-Induced Aggregation
15 Dec 1999
Abstract excerpt
A new platelet-specific alloantigen, termed Sit(a), was identified in a severe case of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. The Sit(a) alloantigen is of low frequency (1/400) in the German population. Immunochemical studies demonstrated that the Sit(a) epitopes reside on platelet glycoprotein (GP) Ia. Nucleotide sequence analysis of GPIa cDNA derived from Sit(a)-positive platelets showed C(2531)-->T(2531) point...
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