Article
Inherited thrombocytopenias: the evolving spectrum.
Hamostaseologie - 1 Jan 2012
Balduini C L, Pecci A, Noris P
Abstract excerpt
The chapter of inherited thrombocytopenias has expanded greatly over the last decade and many "new" forms deriving from mutations in "new" genes have been identified. Nevertheless, nearly half of patients remain without a definite diagnosis because their illnesses have not yet been described. The diagnostic approach to these diseases can still take advantage of the algorithm proposed by the Italian Platelet Study...
Topics
- Anticoagulants
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Peptides
- Platelet Transfusion
- Thrombocytopenia
