Thromb Haemost 2003; 89(06): 1110-1112
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613416
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH

A caution on the use of murine hemophilia models for comparative immunogenicity studies of FVIII products with different protein compositions

Birgit M. Reipert
,
Axel Schoppmann
,
Hans Peter Schwarz
Further Information

Publication History

Received 15 November 2002

Accepted after revision 05 February 2003

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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