The difficult distinction between antiphospholipid syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Correspondence

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 294-295

  Thachil, Jecko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADAMTS13; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Immune thrombocytopenia; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombotic haemolytic anaemias

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; RITUXIMAB; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADAM PROTEINS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 77949784943     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.08043.x     Document Type: Letter

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