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Eleven human platelet systems studied in the Vietnamese and Ma'ohis Polynesian populations.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 2004
Halle L, Bach K H, Martageix C, Bianchi F, Lê T Kim T, Morel-Kopp M C, Soulier J, Tetaria C, Kaplan C
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The frequencies of human platelet antigens (HPA) are variable among different ethnic groups. Platelet phenotyping and genotyping in different populations are important to the clinical implications of antiplatelet alloimmunization. No report on HPA prevalence has been published concerning the Vietnamese Kinh and Ma'ohis Polynesian populations. Recent anthropological and genetic marker studies suggest that these...
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