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A genome-wide association study of alloimmunization in the TOPMed OMG-SCD cohort identifies a locus on chromosome 12.
Transfusion - 1 Sept 2024
Sun Quan, Karafin Matthew S, Garrett Melanie E, Li Yun, Ashley-Koch Allison, Telen Marilyn J
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BACKGROUND: Red cell alloimmunization after exposure to donor red cells is a very common complication of transfusion for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), resulting frequently in accelerated donor red blood cell destruction. Patients show substantial differences in their predisposition to alloimmunization, and genetic variability is one proposed component. Although several genetic association studies have...
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