Failure of autologous stem cell transplantation in refractory thrombocytopenic purpura

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 827-828

  Marmont, A M ^a   Van Lint, M T ^a   Occhini, D ^a   Lamparelli, T ^a   Bacigalupo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura; Autologous stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; THIOTEPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031795542     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701431     Document Type: Article

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