Cyclosporine treatment for patients with CRF who developed pure red blood cell aplasia following EPO therapy

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 692-695

  Chng, Wee J ^a   Tan, Lip K ^a   Liu, Te C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Erythropoietin (EPO) antibodies; Pure red blood cell aplasia (PRCA); Recombinant erythropoietin (EPO); Renal failure

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PURE RED CELL ANEMIA; STEM CELL;

EID: 0037374192     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2003.50132     Document Type: Article

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