Article
Platelet CD36 deficiency is present in 2.6% of Arabian individuals and can cause NAIT and platelet refractoriness.
Transfusion - 1 Jun 2021
Flesch Brigitte K, Scherer Vanessa, Opitz Andreas, Ochmann Oswin, Janson Anne, Steitz Monika, Zeiler Thomas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: CD36 isoantibodies are capable of inducing neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) and platelet refractoriness. As to now the CD36 type I deficiency has been reported in East Asian and African individuals. However, it is virtually unknown in Caucasians. The aim of this study was to display the prevalence of the CD36 deficiency within parts of the Arabian population in Germany. Secondly, we are...
Topics
- Blood Platelets
- CD36 Antigens
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Expression
- Germany
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
