Prevalence and clinical characteristics of immune thrombocytopenic purpura in a cohort of monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 249-252

  Rossi, Davide ^a   Paoli, Lorenzo De ^a   Franceschetti, Silvia ^a   Capello, Daniela ^a   Vendramin, Chiara ^a   Lunghi, Monia ^a   Conconi, Annarita ^a   Magnani, Corrado ^a   Gaidano, Gianluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune manifestations; B cell lymphoproliferative disorder; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHIES, BENIGN; PREDNISONE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250808019     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06633.x     Document Type: Article

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