Antibody formation in pregnant women with maternal-neonatal human platelet antigen mismatch from a hospital in northern Taiwan

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a clinical syndrome that resembles hemolytic disease of the newborn, affecting the platelets only. The thrombocytopenia results from the maternal alloantibodies reacting with specific human platelet antigens (HPAs) on the fetal platelets. Forty-four mat...

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Main Authors: Wan-Hua Yang, Chuen-Sheng Cheng, Jin-Biou Chang, Kuang-Ting Liu, Junn-Liang Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
HPA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X13001678