Clinical aspects and typing of platelet alloantigens.

doi:10.1111/j.1423-0410.1998.tb05441.x

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Clinical aspects and typing of platelet alloantigens.

Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1998

Kroll H, Kiefel V, Santoso S

Abstract excerpt

Platelet alloantigens can induce the formation of corresponding alloantibodies when exposed to phenotypically negative individuals. These antibodies are responsible for fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, posttransfusion purpura, passive alloimmune thrombocytopenia and transplantation...

Topics

Adult
Antigens, Human Platelet
Female
Fetal Diseases
Genotype
HLA Antigens
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
Immunization, Passive
Infant, Newborn
Isoantibodies
Male
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Phenotype
Platelet Transfusion
Polymorphism, Genetic
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

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