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Thromb Haemost 2014; 111(06): 1177-1179
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-09-0746
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Immature platelet fraction analysis demonstrates a difference in thrombopoiesis between normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancies

Thomas R. Everett
1   Fetal Medicine Department, Rosie Hospital, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
,
Stephen F. Garner
2   Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
3   National Health Service Blood and Transplant, Cambridge, CB2 OPT, UK
,
Christoph C. Lees
4   Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
5   Department of Development and Regeneration, University Hospitals Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
,
Alison H. Goodall
6   Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
› Author Affiliations Financial support: TRE was funded by a grant from the Evelyn Trust. The study was supported in part by program grants from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR, RPPG-0310-1002) and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre funding to the National Health Service Blood and Transplant Cambridge BioResource.
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Received: 10 September 2013

Accepted after major revision: 20 January 2013

Publication Date:
02 December 2017 (online)

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