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Frequency of PL A1 in blacks
Author(s) -
Ramsey G.,
Salamon D. J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1986.26687043619.x
Subject(s) - racial differences , medicine , platelet , population , demography , negroid , white (mutation) , racial group , race (biology) , biology , ethnic group , genetics , environmental health , botany , sociology , anthropology , gene
Racial frequencies of platelet‐specific antigens in racial groups other than whites have not been studied. The prevalence of PL A1 was determined in white and black blood donors. Two hundred forty‐two of 243 blacks were PL A1 ‐positive (99.6%), compared with 242 of 250 whites (96.8%) (p = 0.021). This black population has the highest frequency of PL A1 yet reported.