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Human platelet antigen genotypes in Turkish and Caucasian blood donors in Germany.
Tissue antigens - 1 Sept 2012
Hauck-Dlimi B, Hammon K, Eckstein R, Ott S, Zimmermann R, Dengler T, Ringwald J
Abstract excerpt
Exposition to allogenic human platelet antigens (HPAs) can lead to antibody formation causing neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT), post-transfusion purpura or platelet (PLT) transfusion refractoriness. The frequencies of HPA differ between ethnical groups which could be associated with different potential alloimmunization risk. The Turkish population is the largest ethnic minority group living in Germany....
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