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Alan H Lazarus1, John W Semple, Douglas B Cines.
Abstract
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by both accelerated clearance of autoantibody-sensitized platelets and suboptimal platelet production. A number of studies have provided evidence of disturbed innate and adaptive immune responses in patients with ITP. This brief review will highlight some of the more recent work in this field and highlight other findings that provide a potential link between ITP, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AHA).Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23664521 PMCID: PMC3691820 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2013.03.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Hematol ISSN: 0037-1963 Impact factor: 3.851