Wiskott Aldrich syndrome presenting as congenital thrombocytopenia

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 397-399

  Lawson, S E ^a,c   Thompson, L ^b   Williams, M D ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Wiskott Aldrich syndrome; X linked thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; COUNSELING; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; PEDIGREE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0033387990     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1999.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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