ADAMTS13 activity and the risk of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura relapse in pregnancy

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-279

  Raman, Rachna ^a   Yang, Shangbin ^b   Wu, Haifeng M ^b   Cataland, Spero R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADAMTS13; Pregnancy; Relapse; Risk; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; RITUXIMAB; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADAM PROTEINS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79953086132     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08558.x     Document Type: Letter

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