Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP): Is there a genetic predisposition?

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 678-680

  Rischewski, Johannes R ^a   Imbach, Paul ^a   Paulussen, Michael ^a   Kühne, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genetics; ITP; Predisposition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLEEDING DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIGREE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 33748513674     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21005     Document Type: Review

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