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Genetic polymorphisms of human platelet antigens-1 to -6, and -15 in the Malaysian population.
Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue - 1 Jul 2012
Tan Jia-Yi, Lian Lay-Hoong, Nadarajan Veera Sekaran
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BACKGROUND: Human platelet antigens (HPA) are determinant in several platelet-specific alloimmune disorders, such as neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, post-transfusion purpura and platelet transfusion refractoriness. The distribution of HPA systems in the Malaysian population is not known. Defining the patterns of HPA systems provides a basis for risk assessment and management of the above complications....
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