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The importance of using multiple techniques for detection of platelet antibodies
Author(s) -
Smith G. A.,
Ranasinghe E.,
Ouwehand W. H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2007.00969.x
Subject(s) - platelet , antibody , monoclonal antibody , immunology , antigen , isoantibodies , neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia , medicine , fetus , red cell , biology , pregnancy , genetics
In red cell immunology, it has long been known that no one technique will detect all clinically significant antibodies. The same appears to be true for platelet immunology, and we highlight this fact by showing four examples of anti‐human platelet antigen‐1a that were not detected by the monoclonal antibody‐specific immobilization of platelet antigen test, the most commonly used technique. Each antibody was found in a case of fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia in which the fetus or neonate was severely affected.