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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Department of Clinical Medicine, UNESP-Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil. ceciliatoralles@ig.com.br
de M C Pardini
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Deffune
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D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D001938:Brazil; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
C510800:4b alloantigen, human; D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet