Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Proposal of a diagnostic algorithm based on perforin expression

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 180-188

  Aricò, Maurizio ^a   Allen, Michaela ^b   Brusa, Simona ^b   Clementi, Rita ^c   Pende, Daniela ^d   Maccario, Rita ^b   Moretta, Lorenzo ^e   Danesino, Cesare ^c  

^a Ospedale dei Bambini G Di Cristina   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haemophagocytic; Lymphohistiocytosis; Natural killer; Perforin

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; PERFORIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRF1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0036398422     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03773.x     Document Type: Article

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