A simplified method for large-scale HPA-1a phenotyping for antenatal screening.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3148.1994.tb00239.x

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A simplified method for large-scale HPA-1a phenotyping for antenatal screening.

Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) - 1 Mar 1994

Metcalfe P, Doughty H A, Murphy M F, Waters A H

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A simplified method for large-scale HPA-1a phenotyping of platelets was developed for use in an antenatal screening programme for fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FMAIT). The test was based on the MAIPA assay, which was modified for antigen-typing with a well-characterized anti-HPA-1a re...

Topics

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antigens, Human Platelet
Databases, Factual
Female
Genetic Testing
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Integrin beta3
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Serology
Thrombocytopenia

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