Spontaneous regression of the inhibitor against the coagulation factor XIII A subunit in acquired factor XIII deficiency

Thromb Haemost 2010; 104(06): 1284-1285
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-06-0355

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Fumihiro Ishida

¹Hematology Division, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

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Kentaro Okubo

¹Hematology Division, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

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Toshiro Ito

¹Hematology Division, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

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Nobuo Okumura

²Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan

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Masayoshi Souri

³Department of Molecular Patho-Biochemistry and Patho-Biology, Yamagara University School of Medicine, Yamagara, Japan

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Akitada Ichinose

³Department of Molecular Patho-Biochemistry and Patho-Biology, Yamagara University School of Medicine, Yamagara, Japan

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