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Clinical features and major histocompatibility complex genes as potential susceptibility factors in pediatric immune thrombocytopenia.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Jul 2012
Ho Wan-Ling, Lu Meng-Yao, Hu Fu-Chang, Lee Chin-Cheng, Huang Li-Min, Jou Shiann-Tarng, Lin Dong-Tsamn, Lin Kai-Hsin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disorder with diverse response rates to treatments that include corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG), and splenectomy. The predisposing causes of this autoimmune disorder, one of which is immunogenetic susceptibility, have not been fully determined. We investigated whether clinical features and human leukocyte antigen...
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