title: Report on the fourth ISBT/ICSH platelet serology workshop (London 1988).
abstract: The fourth ISBT/ICSH platelet serology workshop took place in 1988. It consisted of a wet workshop carried out by the 17 participating laboratories during March 1988, followed by a discussion of the results at a meeting of the ISBT/ICSH Expert Panel on Platelet Serology at the ISBT/BBTS Congress in London in July 1988. Sixteen samples, including 1 negative control serum, were analysed by the participants using methods of their choice. There was general agreement on 10/16 samples. The results indicated progress in the following areas: (i) antibody identification; (ii) differentiation of platelet-specific and HLA antibodies; (iii) glycoprotein localisation of platelet specific antigens; (iv) identification of new platelet antigen systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital and Medical College, London, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D007519:Isoantigens