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Isoimmunization against CD36 (glycoprotein IV): description of four cases of neonatal isoimmune thrombocytopenia and brief review of the literature
1 Sept 2002
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BACKGROUND: Platelet CD36 (glycoprotein [GP] IV) deficiency occurs in 3 to 5 percent of persons of Asian or African ancestry. A subset of these individuals is at risk for immunization against CD36, but the magnitude of this problem and its significance in transfusion medicine have not yet been clarified. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Clinical and laboratory aspects of neonatal thrombocytopenia involving five infants...
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