Thrombophilic screening in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria: A pilot study

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 492-494

  Dragoni, Francesco ^a   Iori, Anna Paola ^a   Pignoloni, Patrizia ^a   Minotti, Chiara ^a   Chiarotti, Flavia ^b   Mazzucconi, Maria Gabriella ^a   Mengarelli, Andrea ^c   Arcese, William ^d   Foà, Robin ^a   Avvisati, Giuseppe ^e  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

anticardiolipin antibodies; antiphospholipid antibodies; lupus anticoagulant; paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria; thrombotic complication

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; HOMOCYSTEINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL HEMOGLOBINURIA; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOCYTE POOR PLASMA; THROMBOPHILIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINURIA, PAROXYSMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; THROMBOPHILIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955146663     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08230.x     Document Type: Letter

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