High prevalence of autoimmune phenomena in hepatitis C virus antibody positive patients with lymphoproliferative and connective tissue disorders

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 204-211

  Pivetti, Sonia ^b   Novarino, Anna ^b   Merico, Francy ^b   Bertero, M Tiziana ^b   Brunetto, Maurizia R ^b   Bonino, Ferruccio ^b   Caligaris Cappio, Federico ^a  

^a Cattedra di Immunologia Clinica   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

autoimmunity; connective tissue disorders; hepatitis C virus; idiopathic thrombocytopenic pupura; lymphoproliferative disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 0029840046     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.7542376.x     Document Type: Article

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