Antibodies against Platelet Factor 4 and Their Associated Pathologies: From HIT/HITT to Spontaneous HIT-Like Syndrome, to COVID-19, to VITT/TTS
Antibodies against platelet factor 4 (PF4), a protein released from alpha-granules of activated platelets, may cause a number of pathophysiological conditions. The most commonly known is heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), which develops in a small proportion of people treated with the anticoagu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Antibodies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4468/11/1/7 |