ANA-positive primary immune thrombocytopaenia: a different clinical entity with increased risk of connective tissue diseases

• Yuan Liu,
• Bin Wang,
• Shiju Chen,
• Guixiu Shi,
• Hongyan Qian,
• Guomei Yang,
• Jinying Lan,
• Fan Dai,
• Peishi Rao,
• Puqi Wu

Affiliations

Yuan Liu

Aff266 grid.256304.60000000419367400Georgia State University Atlanta GA USA

Bin Wang

1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China

Shiju Chen

1 Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

Guixiu Shi

1 Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

Hongyan Qian

2 Cancer Research Center Nantong, Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China

Guomei Yang

School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

Jinying Lan

Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Fan Dai

Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Peishi Rao

Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Puqi Wu

Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China