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Age- And Sex-Related Variations in Platelet Count in Italy: A Proposal of Reference Ranges Based on 40987 Subjects' Data

Ginevra Biino, Iolanda Santimone, Cosetta Minelli, Rossella Sorice, Bruno Frongia, Michela Traglia, Sheila Ulivi, Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Martin Gögele, Teresa Nutile,

PLoS ONE · 2013 · 257 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

The age-, sex-, and origin-related variability of platelet count is very wide, and the patient-adapted reference intervals we propose change the thresholds for diagnosing both thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis in Italy.

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