A third allele of the HPA-5 (Br) platelet alloantigen system identified in investigating a case of neonatal thrombocytopenia
Julie A. Peterson PhD, Maria L. Gitter MS,
Maria L. Gitter MS
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
Search for more papers by this author Bradley Pietz MS, MBA,
Bradley Pietz MS, MBA
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
Search for more papers by this author Daniel Bellissimo PhD,
Daniel Bellissimo PhD
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
Search for more papers by this author Brian Curtis MS, MT(ASCD)SBB,
Brian Curtis MS, MT(ASCD)SBB
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
Search for more papers by this author Richard Aster MD,
Richard Aster MD
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
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Julie A. Peterson PhD, Maria L. Gitter MS,
Maria L. Gitter MS
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
Search for more papers by this author Bradley Pietz MS, MBA,
Bradley Pietz MS, MBA
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
Search for more papers by this author Daniel Bellissimo PhD,
Daniel Bellissimo PhD
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
Search for more papers by this author Brian Curtis MS, MT(ASCD)SBB,
Brian Curtis MS, MT(ASCD)SBB
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
Search for more papers by this author Richard Aster MD,
Richard Aster MD
Blood Research Institute and Platelet & Neutrophil Immunology LaboratoryBloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Department of MedicineMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI
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First published: 02 August 2010
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