Molecular genotyping of clinically important blood group antigens in patients with thalassaemia
Background & objectives: In multitransfused thalassaemic patients, haemagglutination fails to phenotype the patient's blood group antigens due to the presence of donor-derived erythrocytes.
S. Kulkarni +6 more
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The success of the two rotavirus (RV) vaccines (Rotarix and RotaTeq) in many countries endorses a live attenuated vaccine approach against RVs. However, the lower efficacies of both vaccines in many low- and middle-income countries indicate a need to ...
Xi Jiang, Yang Liu, M. Tan
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Identification of the Kna/Knb polymorphism and a method for Knops genotyping [PDF]
BACKGROUND: DNA mutations resulting in the McCoy and Swain-Langley polymorphisms have been identified on complement receptor 1 (CR1)—a ligand for rosetting of Plasmodium falciparum-infected RBCs.
Daniels +17 more
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The anti-PP1Pk is a rare antibody associated with recurrent miscarriages, mainly in the first half of pregnancy. There seems to be a direct correlation between the antibody titer and risk of miscarriage.
Sara Nascimento +5 more
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ABO blood group genotypes and ventilatory dysfunction in patients with allergic and nonallergic asthma [PDF]
Aim ABO blood group genotypes are established as a genetic factor in pathophysiology of various diseases, such as cardiovascular disorders, cancers, infectious diseases and there is rising evidence of their involvement in other conditions.
Marina Lampalo +5 more
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Cellular and humoral immune responses and protection against schistosomes induced by a radiation-attenuated vaccine in chimpanzees [PDF]
The radiation-attenuated Schistosoma mansoni vaccine is highly effective in rodents and primates but has never been tested in humans, primarily for safety reasons.
Abe K. +65 more
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Electrochemical detection of Toxocara canis excretory-secretory antigens in children from rural communities in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador: association between active infection and high eosinophilia. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of active Toxocara canis infections in humans is challenging. Larval stages of T. canis do not replicate in human tissues and disease may result from infection with a single T. canis larva.
Chico, M +9 more
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The Probable Association between Blood Groups and Prognosis of COVID-19
Background: We aimed to verify the association between blood group systems and prognosis of SARS-Cov-2 disease. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 329 patients infected with SARS-Cov-2 diagnosed based on their COVID-19 RT-PCR results and chest CT
Maryam Nasiri +3 more
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ABO blood group and COVID‐19: a review on behalf of the ISBT COVID‐19 Working Group
Growing evidence suggests that ABO blood group may play a role in the immunopathogenesis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, with group O individuals less likely to test positive and group A conferring a higher susceptibility to infection and propensity to severe ...
R. Goel +23 more
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Analogue peptides for the immunotherapy of human acute myeloid leukemia [PDF]
Accepted manuscript. The final publication is available at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00262-015-1762-9The use of peptide vaccines, enhanced by adjuvants, has shown some efficacy in clinical trials.
A Driessche Van +102 more
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