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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP): is there a genetic predisposition?
Pediatric blood & cancer - 15 Oct 2006
Rischewski Johannes R, Imbach Paul, Paulussen Michael, Kühne Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is unknown, whether familial ITP exists. Familial cases would make a genetic susceptibility for ITP possible. Data of the Pediatric and Adult Registry on Chronic ITP (PARC-ITP) were reviewed and subsequently ITP patients from Basel investigated for cases with a positive family history. In 10 of 445 pediatric patients and in 2 of 21 patients...
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