Immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Investigation of the role of cytomegalovirus infection [1]

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 622-623

  Levy, Adam S ^a   Bussel, James ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Shell vial assay

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IN VIVO STUDY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 4143054607     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05068.x     Document Type: Letter

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