Gene frequencies of the five major human platelet antigens in African American, white, and Korean populations.

doi:10.1046/j.1537-2995.1995.351096026369.x

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Gene frequencies of the five major human platelet antigens in African American, white, and Korean populations.

Transfusion - 1 Oct 1995

Kim H O, Jin Y, Kickler T S, Blakemore K, Kwon O H, Bray P F

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BACKGROUND: The study of the immunogenetics of the human platelet antigens is important to the improvement of diagnosis and genetic counseling and to the development of screening programs for women at risk of having babies with neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. Description of the immunogeneti...

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Antigens, Human Platelet
Asian People
Black People
DNA
Female
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Humans
Korea
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Polymerase Chain Reaction
United States
White People
Black or African American

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