Confirming or excluding the diagnosis of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome in children with thrombocytopertia of an unknown etiology

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 435-440

  Ariga, Tadashi ^a   Nakajima, Masaru ^a   Yoshida, Jukei ^a   Yamato, Kazumi ^b   Nagatoshi, Yoshihisa ^c   Yanai, Fumio ^d   Caviles, Alendry P ^e   Nelson, David L ^f   Sakiyama, Yukio ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^d FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Dr Fe del Mundo Ctr Found Phils   (Philippines)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Molecular diagnosis; WASP; Wiskott Aldrich syndrome

Indexed keywords

WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

EID: 3543104443     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200407000-00007     Document Type: Article

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