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ArticleTransfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie2025

In vitro Generated Megakaryocytes for the Detection of Human Platelet Antigen-Specific Alloantibodies.

Günalp Uzun, Josip Lucic, Irene Marini, Flavianna Rigoni, Franziska Lyshy, Omid Haghighi, Nina Wolska, Stefanie Nowak-Harnau, Karina Althaus, Ulrich J Sachs and 1 more

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Article in Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Diagnosis and Management of Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia: An Update 2025.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2025
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11 authors.

Günalp UzunCentre for Clinical Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Josip LucicDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, Cellular Therapeutics and Hemostaseology, Clinic for Anesthesiology LMU University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany.
Irene MariniCentre for Clinical Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Flavianna RigoniInstitute for Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Franziska LyshyCentre for Clinical Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Omid HaghighiInstitute for Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Nina WolskaInstitute for Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Stefanie Nowak-HarnauCentre for Clinical Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Karina AlthausCentre for Clinical Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Ulrich J SachsInstitute for Clinical Immunology, Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany.
Tamam BakchoulCentre for Clinical Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Serologic characterization of antihuman platelet antigen (HPA) alloantibodies is crucial in fetal neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. The gold standard MAIPA assay requires fresh platelets from HPA-genotyped donors, which is challenging for some laboratories. Megakaryocytes express HPA epitopes and offer an alternative source for detecting anti-HPA antibodies. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of a novel assay called monoclonal antibody immobilization of megakaryocyte antigens (MAIMA) for detecting anti-HPA antibodies. Methods: CD34+ cells from buffy coats were differentiated into megakaryocytes in vitro. The performance of the MAIMA assay was evaluated using WHO reference reagents for HPA-1a, HPA-3a, and HPA-5b, along with sera samples from patients who had well-characterized anti-HPA antibodies. Results: The WHO anti-HPA-1a reference reagent showed similar binding to megakaryocytes and platelets in MAIMA and MAIPA, respectively. On the other hand, optical density (OD) values for the WHO anti-HPA-3a reference reagent were lower in MAIMA than in MAIPA. Anti-HPA-5b antibodies were not detectable in MAIMA. Patients' sera containing anti-HPA-1a antibodies were successfully detected in MAIMA in all clinical samples. Moreover, OD values in MAIPA and MAIMA showed high correlation ( Conclusion: In vitro generated megakaryocytes can be used to detect anti-HPA-1a alloantibodies. However, despite this potential, they may be less suitable for the detection of alloantibodies against other HPAs such as HPA-5b.

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AntibodiesBuffy coatFetal alloimmune thrombocytopeniaPlatelet antigens

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PMCPMC11975340

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