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Gene frequencies of the HPA-1 and HPA-2 platelet antigen alleles among the Amerindians.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1997
Covas D T, Delgado M, Zeitune M M, Guerreiro J F, Santos S E, Zago M A
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Platelet-specific alloantigens are important in neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, posttransfusion purpura, refractoriness to platelet transfusions, and population genetics. Data are scarce on allele frequencies in ethnic groups other than whites and Asians. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using allele-specific restriction enzyme analysis, we studied the distribution of HPA-1 and HPA-2...
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