Monozygotic twins concordant for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and discordant for systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 497-500

  Huang, Wen Chin ^a   Lien, Shao Hung ^a   Chang, Deh Ming ^a   Lu, Jang Jih ^a   Cheng, Shin Nang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti double stranded DNA; Antinuclear antibody; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Lupus nephritis; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 33947401528     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0266-1     Document Type: Article

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