Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in Texas: Observations on ethnicity and race

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 424-428

  Niece, J Allyson ^a   Rogers, Zora R ^a   Ahmad, Naveed ^b   Langevin, Anne Marie ^c   McClain, Kenneth L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Histiocytosis; Natural killer cell

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; PERFORIN; SYNTAXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 76749084228     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22359     Document Type: Article

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