A beneficial effect of rituximab on autoimmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: just a B-cell depletion?

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Feb;133(2):600. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.11.022. Epub 2013 Dec 22.

Authors

Jae Il Shin¹, Michael Eisenhut²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: shinji@yuhs.ac.
² Department of Pediatrics, Luton & Dunstable University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, United Kingdom. Electronic address: michael_eisenhut@yahoo.com.

PMID: 24365135
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.11.022

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use*
Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation*
Humans
Male
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / drug therapy*
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome / therapy*

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived