Mediterranean macrothrombocytopenia and phytosterolaemia/sitosterolaemia

Haematologica

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Stewart, Gordon W ^a   Makris, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; FUCOSTEROL; LIPID EMULSION; SITOSTEROL;

GENETIC DISORDER; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLIC DISORDER; NOTE; PHYTOSTEROLAEMIA; SITOSTEROLAEMIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 40849094586     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.12311     Document Type: Note

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