Possible Role of HLA-B8 Antigen as a Genetic Marker of Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis

Thromb Haemost 1977; 38(02): 0593-0594
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1651872

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

G Remuzzi

¹Nephrology and Dialysis Division, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy

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R Misiani

¹Nephrology and Dialysis Division, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy

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M Livio

²Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Via Eritrea 62, Milan, Italy.

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A dall’Olio

²Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Via Eritrea 62, Milan, Italy.

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M. B Donati

²Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Via Eritrea 62, Milan, Italy.

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G de Gaetano

²Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Via Eritrea 62, Milan, Italy.

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