title: Alloimmune neonatal thrombocytopenia and hydrocephalus. Platelet antigen Zwa, ABO-antigens and HLA-antigens in mothers to infants with hydrocephalus.
abstract: In 27 mothers to infants with hydrocephalus determinations of platelet antigen Zwa, HLA-typing and ABO-typing were performed in order to evaluate whether undiagnosed alloimmune neonatal thrombocytopenia (AINT) could be an aetiological factor in hydrocephalus. All mothers were Zwa-positive, and the frequency of HLA-antigens and ABO-antigens was as in the normal population. Though sporadic cases of hydrocephalus following AINT are reported, this is not a common cause of intracranial haemorrhage and hydrocephalus.
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D039661:Integrin beta3; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000032:analysis*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet; D006680:HLA Antigens; C061248:ITGB3 protein, human; D039661:Integrin beta3; D007519:Isoantigens