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Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytic Purpura in a Young Male Patient With Isolated IgM Deficiency

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan

    Kenichi Sugita & Mitsuoki Eguchi

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Sugita, K., Eguchi, M. Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytic Purpura in a Young Male Patient With Isolated IgM Deficiency. Int J Hematol 73, 532–533 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02994018

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