D-dimer assay in Gaucher disease: Correlation with severity of bone and lung involvement

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 236-239

  Shitrit, David ^a,b   Rudensky, Bernard ^a   Zimran, Ari ^a   Elstein, Deborah ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; D dimers; Gaucher disease; Microthrombi; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCORING SYSTEM;

FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; OSTEONECROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0042309573     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10361     Document Type: Article

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