title: Platelet-specific alloantigens and antibodies in Tunisian women after three or more pregnancies.
abstract: Pregnancy may allow alloimmunization against human platelet antigens (HPA), which can lead to neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT). The specificities of alloantibodies are closely related to the distribution of the HPA systems. A total of 281 Tunisian multiparous women (mean number of pregnancies: 4.5) were phenotyped for the HPA-1, -3 and -5 systems, by monoclonal antibody immobilization of platelet antigens (MAIPA). We searched for antibodies against HPA-1a, HPA-3a, HPA-5b and HPA-5a in HPA-1b1b, HPA-3b3b, HPA-5a5a and HPA-5b5b individuals, respectively. The gene frequencies were: 0.83 for HPA-1a, 0.17 for HPA-1b, 0.78 for HPA-3a, 0.22 for HPA-3b, 0.82 for HPA-5a and 0.18 for HPA-5b. Anti-HPA-5b antibodies were present in eight sera and anti-HPA-3a antibodies were present in one serum. The anti-HPA-5b system is the most frequently involved in platelet alloimmunization in Tunisian multiparous women. However, prospective trials are required to confirm this result and to determine the exact frequencies and clinical relevance of platelet alloantibodies in pregnant Tunisian women.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'hématologie et banque du sang, 03/UR/08-18, CHU Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skouri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gandouz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kraiem
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dridi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bibi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khairi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jemmali
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bierling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D020073:Gravidity / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D039661:Integrin beta3; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C044561:3a alloantigen, human; C083448:3b alloantigen, human; C071092:5a alloantigen, human; C055973:5b alloantigen, human; D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet; C061248:ITGB3 protein, human; D039661:Integrin beta3; D007518:Isoantibodies