Leukocyte Reduction and Ultraviolet B Irradiation of Platelets to Prevent Alloimmunization and Refractoriness to Platelet Transfusions

Antibodies against alloantigens on donor platelets are a major cause of refractoriness to platelet transfusions in patients with thrombocytopenia. These antibodies usually arise in response to HLA class I antigens on leukocytes and platelets, and they may result from maternal–fetal incompatibility o...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 1997-12, Vol.337 (26), p.1861-1870
Hauptverfasser: McFarland, J, Menitove, J, Kagen, L, Braine, H
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