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Gene frequency of human platelet alloantigens-1 to -6 and -15 in Saudi blood donors.
Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) - 1 Jun 2016
Al-Ouda S K, Al-Banyan A A, Abdel Gader A G M, Bayoumy N M, Al-Gahtani F H
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BACKGROUND: Human platelet antigens (HPAs) are involved in the pathogenesis of several clinical conditions, such as platelet transfusion purpura (PTP), refractoriness to platelet transfusion and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAITP). Typing of HPA (1-6 and 15) has not been carried on the Saudi population. This is the first study of all the seven HPA systems on Arabs. The aim of this prospective study was...
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