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New life sciences in children findings from Children's Hospital described
July 27th, 2009
A report, 'Possible lower rate of chronic ITP after IVIG for acute childhood ITP an analysis from registry I of the Intercontinental Cooperative ITP Study Group (ICIS),' is newly published data in British Journal of Haematology. "In children, one-third of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients follow a chronic course. The present study investigated whether treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) at the time of diagnosis of ITP is of prognostic significance, using data from 1984 children entered in Registry I of the Intercontinental Cooperative ITP Study Group," scientists in Netherlands report. "A matched pairs analysis compared children with...
Source: Biotech Business Week (2009-07-27)
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