HIV-associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura - What we know so far

European Oncology and Haematology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-91

  Meiring, Muriel ^a   Webb, Mike ^a   Goedhals, Dominique ^a   Louw, Vernon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ADAMTS13; Anti ADAMTS13 antibodies; HIV; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIV ASSOCIATED THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMAPHERESIS; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 84866790473     PISSN: 20455275     EISSN: 20455283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17925/eoh.2012.08.02.89     Document Type: Article

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