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ArticleTransfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie2018

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

Maria Clara Fernandes Silva-Malta, Lucas Gabriel Tavares de Oliveira, Luísa Ferreira Barreiros, Dilson Rocha do Amaral, Marina Lobato Martins

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Article in Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Genotyping of Eight Human Platelet Antigen Systems in Serbian Blood Donors: Foundation for Platelet Apheresis Registry.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2021
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  2. Establishment of the first platelet-donor registry in Argentina.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2020
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Clara Fernandes Silva-MaltaServiço de Pesquisa, Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Fundação Hemominas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Lucas Gabriel Tavares de OliveiraServiço de Pesquisa, Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Fundação Hemominas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Luísa Ferreira BarreirosServiço de Pesquisa, Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Fundação Hemominas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Dilson Rocha do AmaralSetor de Aférese, Hemocentro de Belo Horizonte, Fundação Hemominas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Marina Lobato MartinsServiço de Pesquisa, Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Fundação Hemominas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe 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.

methodsIn the present study, we investigated the variation of HPA distribution in Brazil, compared with worldwide populations, and describe the frequencies of HPA-1, -2, -3, -5, and -15 in a large urban center in Southern Brazil (Belo Horizonte) based on a sample of blood donors.

resultsThe principal component analysis and the dendrogram based on genetic distance revealed a clear relationship between Brazilian populations and the groups formed by European and African populations. The coefficients of variation for HPA allele frequencies suggest that Brazilian populations presented variations for HPA alleles comparable with the populations from continental groups. In Belo Horizonte, the allele a frequencies for HPA-1, -2, -3, -5 and -15 were 0.8575, 0.8400, 0.6225, 0.8525 and 0.5825 respectively. The genotypes with higher frequencies were a/a (72-74%), except for HPA-3 and -15, whose heterozygous a/b genotypes were shown to be more prevalent (43.5 and 44.5%, respectively).

conclusionWe confirmed the heterogeneity of HPA antigens in Brazilian populations, reinforcing the importance of HPA panels composed of regional blood donors, or a national panel that contemplates the specificities of the different regions of the country, in order to provide support in platelet transfusions and to minimize the risks associated with HPA alloimmunization. The evaluation of HPA data from Belo Horizonte represents the initial step toward the development of a genotyped platelet donor registry in order to treat HPA alloimmunized patients in this region.

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GenotypingHuman platelet antigensPlateletsReal-time PCR

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PMID30574056
PMCPMC6288627
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