Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia: classic approach and recent advances
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Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia: classic approach and recent advances
which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is an uncommon disorder characterized by hemolysis mediated by autoanti-bodies directed against self-red blood cells (RBC), with the incidence of 1–3 per 100,000/year and mortality rate of approximately 11% [1, 2]. AIHA is ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Blood Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2287-979X,2288-0011
DOI: 10.5045/br.2016.51.2.69