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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Browne, Tom
• Dearman, Rebecca J.
• Poles, Anthony

Titel

Human neutrophil antigens: Nature, clinical significance and detection

Ist Teil von

• International journal of immunogenetics, 2021-04, Vol.48 (2), p.145-156

Ort / Verlag

England: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Wiley Blackwell Single Titles

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Granulocytes are an essential part of both the innate and adaptive immune systems. Human neutrophil antigens (HNAs) are a family of epitopes that are located on glycoproteins that are mostly expressed on human granulocytes. Antibodies that recognize these epitopes have been associated with neutropenia, transfusion complications, haematopoietic stem cell transplant nonengraftment and renal transplant rejection. Currently, there are fourteen recognized HNA alleles across five antigen systems (HNA‐1 through HNA‐5), the molecular basis of which are located on the genes FCGR3B, CD177, SLC44A2, ITGAM and ITGAL, respectively. Elucidation of the associated genes has permitted the development of testing strategies for HNA typing and aided understanding of the associated epitopes. This review will outline the associated clinical conditions that require HNA investigation and how these are performed in specialized laboratories. Investigations provided are both reactive for patients with a variety of existing or suspected neutropenias and proactive in the testing of blood component donors in order to reduce the potential risk to patients who require transfusion.