[Sr(a), a "private" thrombocyte alloantigen as a cause of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia].

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[Sr(a), a "private" thrombocyte alloantigen as a cause of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia].

Beitrage zur Infusionstherapie = Contributions to infusion therapy - 1 Jan 1990

Kroll H, Kiefel V, Santoso S, Mueller-Eckhardt C

Abstract excerpt

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is caused by maternal immunization against fetal platelet antigens. In the serum of a mother who gave birth to a child with the typical clinical picture of NAIT we found an antibody directed against the new platelet antigen Sra. Anti-Sra was found to re...

Topics

Blood Platelets
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Gene Frequency
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Isoantibodies
Isoantigens
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Thrombocytopenia

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