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Allele frequencies of human platelet antigens in Banjar, Bugis, Champa, Jawa and Kelantan Malays in Peninsular Malaysia.
Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) - 1 Oct 2015
Wan Syafawati W U, Norhalifah H K, Zefarina Z, Zafarina Z, Panneerchelvam S, Norazmi M N, Chambers G K, Edinur H A
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OBJECTIVES: The major aims of this study are to characterise and compile allelic data of human platelet antigen (HPA)-1 to -6 and -15 systems in five Malay sub-ethnic groups in Peninsular Malaysia. BACKGROUND: HPAs are polymorphic glycoproteins expressed on the surface of platelet membranes and are genetically differentiated across ethnogeographically unrelated populations. METHODS: Blood samples were obtained...
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