Pregnancy improves neutropenia in T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 645-648

  Osuji, Nnenna ^a   Matutes, Estella ^a   Dearden, Claire ^a   Catovsky, Daniel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neutropenia; Pregnancy; Progesterone; T cell large granular lymphocyte leukaemia

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKEMIA, T-CELL, CHRONIC; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPENIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PROGESTERONE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14844331705     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05370.x     Document Type: Article

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