Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura is a disease where autoantibodies against one’s own platelets are made, causing their uptake by cells with Fc and complement receptors, leading to a decrease in platelet count and bleeding.
La púrpura trombocitopénica autoinmune es una enfermedad donde se producen autoanticuerpos contra las plaquetas, causando su captación por células con receptores Fc y de complemento, resultando en disminución de plaquetas y sangrado.
| Front | An disease in which antibodies against one’s own platelets are made. Antibody binding to platelets causes them to be taken up by cells with Fc receptors and complement receptors, resulting in a decrease in platelet count that leads to bleeding |
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| Back | autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura |
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