Frequency of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria in patients attended in Belém, Pará, Brazil
BACKGROUND: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a hematological disease with complex physiopathology. It is genetically characterized by a somatic mutation in the PIG-A gene (phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class A), in which the best known antigens are DAF (decay accelerating fa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-02-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842011000100012 |