Angela Huynh1, John G Kelton1,2, Donald M Arnold1,2

  • 1Department of Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Nature
|July 7, 2021
PubMed
概括

疫苗诱导的免疫血栓性血栓缺血 (VITT) 涉及针对肝素结合部位的血小板因子4 (PF4) 的抗体. 这些抗体激活血小板,导致类似于肝素诱导的血小板缩 (HIT) 的血栓形成.

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