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Frequent transfusion and specific HLA-DRB1 alleles correlate independently with Miltenberger blood group alloimmunization in dialysis patients.
HLA - 1 Aug 2020
Hung Shih-Yuan, Hung I-Hsien, Yang Yu-Ting, Liou Hung-Hsiang, Lin Tsun-Mei
Abstract excerpt
Anti-"Mia " is the most frequent irregular RBC antibody in Taiwan due to high prevalence of Miltenberger antigens. Dialysis patients, a special patient group that needs frequent transfusions of RBCs, may have the greatest risk for developing anti-"Mia " antibodies. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between specific HLA-DRB1 alleles and Mi alloimmunization among dialysis patients. A cohort...
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