title: Detection of circulating B cells secreting platelet-specific autoantibody is useful in the diagnosis of autoimmune thrombocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. kuwanam@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwana
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaburaki
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex