Human Platelet Antigens in Brazilian Multiethnic Populations: Occurrence of Regional Variation and Frequency in a Large Urban Center (Belo Horizonte) | Zendy

Maria Clara Fernandes da Silva Malta | Zendy; Lucas Gabriel Tavares de Oliveira | Zendy; Luísa Ferreira Barreiros | Zendy; Dilson Rocha do Amaral | Zendy; Marina Lobato Martins | Zendy

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Human Platelet Antigens in Brazilian Multiethnic Populations: Occurrence of Regional Variation and Frequency in a Large Urban Center (Belo Horizonte)

Author(s) -

Maria Clara Fernandes da Silva Malta,

Lucas Gabriel Tavares de Oliveira,

Luísa Ferreira Barreiros,

Dilson Rocha do Amaral,

Marina Lobato Martins

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

transfusion medicine and hemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971

H-Index - 39

eISSN - 1660-3818

pISSN - 1660-3796

DOI - 10.1159/000488469

Subject(s) - allele frequency , genotype , dendrogram , allele , biology , genetic variation , demography , regional variation , immunology , population , genetics , genetic diversity , gene , sociology , law , political science

The frequency of human platelet antigens (HPA) varies according to ethnicity, which causes differences in the morbidity of alloimmune and autoimmune thrombocytopenic disorders in different populations. Studies on HPA frequencies in Brazil have reported differences among Brazilian populations produced by the diverse degrees of admixture throughout the country.

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