Serologic analysis of three cases of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia associated with HLA antibodies

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BACKGROUND: Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is caused when maternal alloantibodies react with paternally inherited antigens present on the fetal PLTs, a reaction mainly due to antibodies against human PLT antigens. Cases in which NAIT has been caused by HLA antibodies are relatively rare. In this study, three cases of NAIT associated with HLA antibodies that occurred in a 1-year period are reported....

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