Detection of circulating B cells secreting platelet-specific autoantibody is useful in the diagnosis of autoimmune thrombocytopenia.
Kuwana
Masataka
M
Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. kuwanam@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
Okazaki
Yuka
Y
Kaburaki
Junichi
J
Ikeda
Yasuo
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D001323:Autoantibodies; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex