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Is immune thrombocytopenic purpura less common among black Americans?

2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 105; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1182/blood-2004-09-3418

1528-0020

Deirdra R. Terrell, Kristina Johnson, Sara K. Vesely, James N. George,

Blood properties and coagulation

While beginning a registry for immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in Oklahoma, we noted that the number of black patients seemed smaller than expected. At the same time we read a report suggesting that ITP is rare among black Africans and people of African ancestry in other parts of the world.[1