The importance of using multiple techniques for detection of platelet antibodies

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 306-308

  Smith, G A ^a   Ranasinghe, E ^a   Ouwehand, W H ^a,b,c  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti HPA 1a; HPA; Immune thrombocytopenia; Platelets

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTIGENS, HUMAN PLATELET; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOANTIBODIES; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PREGNANCY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA, NEONATAL ALLOIMMUNE;

EID: 36249002740     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2007.00969.x     Document Type: Article

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