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Reduced frequency of HLA-DQ6 in individuals with a positive direct antiglobulin test.
Transfusion - 1 Jan 2000
Wang-Rodriguez J, Rearden A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The association between HLA class II antigens and the production of red cell autoantibodies was investigated in this study. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Thirty-one individuals with a positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT) and 85. DAT-negative controls (cadaveric organ donors) were typed using a DNA-based method for class II HLA typing, that is, the polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific...
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