Parvovirus B19 Antibodies in Patients with Haemophilia A

Thromb Haemost 1995; 73(03): 555-556
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1653819

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

K Peerlinck

Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Rega Institute and University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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P Goubau

¹Department of Microbiology, Rega Institute and University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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R Reybrouck

¹Department of Microbiology, Rega Institute and University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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J Desmyter

¹Department of Microbiology, Rega Institute and University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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J Vermylen

Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Rega Institute and University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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