Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 12 , Pages 569-574 , December 2006

Screening for Platelet Antibodies in Adult Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Comparative Study Using Solid Phase Red Cell Adherence Assay and Flow Cytometry

  • Jeong-Shi Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transfusion Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Jeong-Shi Lin, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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  • Jau-Yi Lyou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transfusion Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ying-Ju Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transfusion Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Pei-Shan Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transfusion Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Hsueng-Mei Liu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transfusion Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chao-Hung Ho

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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  • Tsung-Chi Hao

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transfusion Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Cheng-Hwai Tzeng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transfusion Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 26 May 2006 ,Accepted 13 November 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70331-4

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70331-4

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 12 , Pages 569-574 , December 2006

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