Development and validation of the prognostic value of ferritin in adult patients with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

Abstract Background Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare clinical syndrome with high mortality rate. The diagnosis of HLH draws on a constellation of clinical and laboratory abnormalities including extremely high serum ferritin levels. However, no biomarker has been firmly established...

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Main Authors: Jun Zhou, Jing Zhou, Dan-Ting Shen, Hemant Goyal, Zhi-Qi Wu, Hua-Guo Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-020-1336-6