HLA type and risk of alloimmunization in sickle cell disease

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 462-464

  Hoppe, Carolyn ^a   Klitz, William ^b,c   Vichinsky, Elliott ^a   Styles, Lori ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; DNA; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HLA TYPING; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HLA ANTIGENS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649697255     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21442     Document Type: Article

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