Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Lessons for recognition and management of rare syndromes.

Pediatr Blood Cancer

Colleges of Public Health and Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

Published: May 2008

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