Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare, acquired hemolytic anemia caused by somatic mutations in the phosphatidylinositol glycan-complementation class A gene and the resulting absence of a key complement regulatory protein, CD59. Affected red blood cells in patients with PNH undergo int
Successful stenting for Budd–Chiari syndrome after pediatric liver transplantation: a case series and review of the literature
✍ Scribed by Sanguansak Rerksuppaphol; Winita Hardikar; ArnoldL. Smith; JamesL. Wilkinson; TiowH. Goh; Peter Angus; Robert Jones
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
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