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BRa (HPA-5b) incompatibility may cause thrombocytopenia in neonates of mothers with immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Gururangan S, McFarland J G, Cines D B, Skupski D, Bussel J B
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The association of anti-Br(a) immunoglobulin G (IgG) platelet alloantibodies with the development of thrombocytopenia in neonates of mothers with autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is reported. METHODS: Between March 1994 and July 1997, 28 consecutive pregnant women with ITP seen at New York Hospital were screened for platelet-reactive antiglycoprotein (glycoprotein [GP] IIb/IIIa, Ib/IX, and...
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