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Thromb Haemost 1984; 52(02): 216
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661178
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

L-Asparaginase Lowers Protein C Antigen

Tiziano Barbui
Divisione di Ematologia, Ospedali Riuniti, largo Barozzi 1, Bergamo, Italy
,
Guido Finazzi
Divisione di Ematologia, Ospedali Riuniti, largo Barozzi 1, Bergamo, Italy
,
Silvana Viganò
1   The Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre Angelo Bianchi Bonomi, University of Milano, via Pace 9, Milano, Italy
,
Pier Mannuccio Mannucci
1   The Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre Angelo Bianchi Bonomi, University of Milano, via Pace 9, Milano, Italy
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Received 04 June 1984

Accepted 20 July 1984

Publication Date:
19 July 2018 (online)

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