Incidence and clinical significance of anti-PF4/heparin antibodies of the IgG, IgM, and IgA class in 755 consecutive patient samples referred for diagnostic testing for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 420-426

  Juhl, David ^a   Eichler, Petra ^a   Lubenow, Norbert ^a   Strobel, Ulrike ^a   Wessel, Antje ^a   Greinacher, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heparin; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia assays; Immunoglobulin classes; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTIBODIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PLATELET FACTOR 4; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 33645723747     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2005.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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