title: Immune thrombocytopenia: a need for assisted suicide.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bussel
authors.affiliation: Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Nichola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000276:immunology; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000276:immunology*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted; D013921:Thrombocytopenia; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D019014:fas Receptor
keywords: 
  FAS
  ; T cells; autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome; immune thrombocytopenia