Frequency of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria in patients attended in Belém, Pará, Brazil

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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Main Authors: Lacy Cardoso de Brito Junior, Maria do Socorro de Oliveira Cardoso, Euzamar Gaby Rocha, Herika Anijar, Mariana Cunha, João Carlos Pina Saraiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Immunophenotyping
Flow cytometry
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Diagnosis
Antigen, CD55
Antigen, CD59
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