Mørtberg, Trude Victoria; Zhi, Huiying; Vidarsson, Gestur; Foss, Stian; Lissenberg-Thunnissen, Suzanne; Wuhrer, Manfred; Michaelsen, Terje Einar; Skogen, Bjørn; Stuge, Tor Brynjar; Andersen, Jan Terje; Newman, Peter J.; Ahlen, Maria Therese (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-01)
Maternal alloantibodies toward paternally inherited Ags on fetal platelets can cause thrombocytopenia and bleeding complications in the fetus or neonate, referred to as fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT). This is most commonly caused by Abs against the human platelet Ag (HPA)-1a in Caucasians, and a prophylactic regimen to reduce the risk for alloimmunization to women at risk ...