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Thrombopoietin and Erythropoietin Levels in Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Iron‐Deficiency Anaemia
Author(s) -
McClure P. D.,
Choi Sun I.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1968.tb01549.x
Subject(s) - thrombopoietin , erythropoietin , medicine , thrombocytopenic purpura , iron deficiency , platelet , anemia , immunology , biology , haematopoiesis , genetics , stem cell
Erythropoietin activity was elevated in some patients with iron‐deficiency anaemia but in none with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Thrombopoietin was elevated only in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. No correlation existed between erythropoietin and thrombopoietin activities measured on the same serum sample. Although erythropoietin activity bore some relationship to the degree of anaemia, thrombopoietin could not be related. The finding suggests that erythropoietic and thrombopoietic activities are different factors.