Identifying autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome in children with Evans syndrome: A multi-institutional study

Blood

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2142-2145

  Seif, Alix E ^a   Manno, Catherine S ^b   Sheen, Cecilia ^a   Grupp, Stephan A ^a   Teachey, David T ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; AUTOIMMUNE LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOPENIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 77950416383     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-08-239525     Document Type: Article

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