RESUMEN

The human platelet alloantigen (HPA) 4b allele is rarely observed in Caucasians and the observed incidence in Asians is usually lower than 1.0%. We report the first Brazilian with the allele HPA-4b, and were able to determined that he inherited it from his father.

Asunto(s)

Alelos , Antígenos de Plaqueta Humana/sangre , Antígenos de Plaqueta Humana/genética , Plaquetas/inmunología , Adulto , Plaquetas/metabolismo , Brasil , Prueba de Histocompatibilidad , Humanos , Masculino