Short Communication: The first report of the human platelet alloantigen 4b allele in a Brazilian

Short Communication: The first report of the human platelet alloantigen 4b allele in a Brazilian

The human platelet alloantigen (HPA) 4b allele is rarely observed in Caucasians and the observed incidence in Asians is usually lower than 1.0%. We report the first Brazilian with the allele HPA-4b, and were able to determined that he inherited it from his father.

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of immunogenetics 2005-06, Vol.32 (3), p.165-166
Hauptverfasser: Toralles-Pereira, C, de M. C. Pardini, MI, Deffune, E, Machado, PEA
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The human platelet alloantigen (HPA) 4b allele is rarely observed in Caucasians and the observed incidence in Asians is usually lower than 1.0%. We report the first Brazilian with the allele HPA-4b, and were able to determined that he inherited it from his father.
ISSN:1744-3121
1744-313X
DOI:10.1111/j.1744-313X.2005.00511.x