No significant improvement in diagnostic specificity of an anti-PF4/polyanion immunoassay with use of high heparin confirmatory procedure

J Thromb Haemost. 2006 Jan;4(1):281-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01698.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Autoantibodies / analysis*
  • Heparin
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / methods
  • Immunoassay / standards*
  • Platelet Factor 4 / immunology*
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Polymers
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced
  • Thrombocytopenia / diagnosis

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Polymers
  • polyanions
  • Platelet Factor 4
  • Heparin