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Are aggregates of IgG the effective part of high-dose immunoglobulin therapy in adult idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)?

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  1. Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine, University of Essen, D-4300, Essen 1, Federal Republic of Germany

    W. Augener, B. Friedmann & G. Brittinger

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Augener, W., Friedmann, B. & Brittinger, G. Are aggregates of IgG the effective part of high-dose immunoglobulin therapy in adult idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)?. Blut 50, 249–252 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00320302

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