Platelet immunology

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT), or fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, is a disease that affects the fetus and newborns. The expression of certain antigens by fetal platelets, not expressed by the mother, may result in the destruction of fetal platelets by a maternal immune response.

For the investigation of fetal/neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT), heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), other drug-related thrombocytopenias, autoimmune thrombocytopenia and thrombasthenias.

Please contact the laboratory.

This test is performed at a reference laboratory.
May be referred to the NHS Blood and Transplant service for confirmation if necessary.