Correction of aplastic anaemia complicating paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria: Absence of eradication of the PNH clone and dependence of response on cyclosporin A administration

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-44

  Stoppa, Anne Marie ^a   Vey, Norbert ^a   Sainty, Danielle ^a   Arnoulet, Christine ^a   Camerlo, Jacques ^a   Cappiello, Maria Antonietta ^a   Gastaut, Jean Albert ^a   Maraninchi, Dominique ^a  

^a INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

Author keywords

aplastic anaemia; cyclosporin A; immunosuppression; paroxysmal noctural haemoglobinuria

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; NORETHANDROLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL HEMOGLOBINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINURIA, PAROXYSMAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029933457     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.453993.x     Document Type: Article

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