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Interleukin-23R gene polymorphism in pediatric Egyptian patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jun 2016
Farawela Hala M, Botros Shahira K A, El-Ghamrawy Mona, Ebrahim Eman O
Abstract excerpt
Primary immune thrombocytopenia is an acquired autoimmune disorder caused by the production of antiplatelet antibodies. These autoantibodies opsonize platelets for splenic clearance, resulting in low levels of circulating platelets. The current case-control study aimed at detecting the frequency of interleukin-23 receptor rs1884444 single nucleotide polymorphism in Egyptian children with primary immune...
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