Acquired factor V inhibitor after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Dragana Milojkovic; Raj Patel; Elizabeth Ford; Roopen Arya; Ghulam Mufti

doi:10.1160/TH07-03-0171

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(03): 685-687
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-03-0171

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Acquired factor V inhibitor after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Dragana Milojkovic

¹Department of Haematological Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

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Raj Patel

¹Department of Haematological Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

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Elizabeth Ford

¹Department of Haematological Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

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Roopen Arya

¹Department of Haematological Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

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Ghulam Mufti

¹Department of Haematological Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

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