• What's with the boys? Lower birth weight in boys from HPA-1a alloimmunized pregnancies – New insights from a large prospective screening study in Poland 

      Coucheron, Tina; Uhrynowska, Malgorzata; Guz, Katarzyna; Orzińska, Agnieszka; Debska, Marzena; Gierszon, Agnieszka; Ahlen, Maria Therese; Bertelsen, eirin listau; Berge, gerd; Husebekk, Anne; Brojer, Ewa; Tiller, Heidi (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-07)
      Fetomaternal incompatibility in human platelet antigens (HPAs) can cause maternal alloimmunization, which in turn may lead to thrombocytopenia with or without intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in the fetus or newborn. Retrospective studies suggest that boys from alloimmunized mothers may have higher risk of ICH and lower birth weight than girls. The objective of this study was to assess how maternal ...