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Complement Inhibitor Reduces Risk of Thromboembolism in Patients With PNH
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Title Complement Inhibitor Reduces Risk of Thromboembolism in Patients With PNH
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568068?src=rss
Description Long-term treatment with the complement inhibitor eculizumab dramatically reduced the rate of thromboembolism in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in an ongoing multinational, phase 3, open-label extension study. Reuters Health Information
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Date Dec 31, 2007
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