Positive association of <i>DRB1*04</i> and <i>DRB1*15</i> alleles with Fy<sup>a</sup> immunization in a Southern European population

Chistophe Picard, Coralie Frassati, Agnès Basire, Stéphane Bühler, Vital Galicher, Virginie Ferrera, D Reviron, Jean‐Pierre Zappitelli, Pascal Bailly, Jacques Chiaroni

Transfusion · 2009 · 53 citations · 17 references

Abstract

This study indicated that HLA-DRB1 04 and DRB1 1501 are overrepresented in Fy(a)-immunized patients. The correlation between these alleles and Fy(a) immunization could be due to a particular presentation of the Fy(a) peptide in HLA-DRB1 molecules.

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