Hematology · Hematology / Thrombosis and hemostasis
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome
also: HIT
Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia with thrombosis after heparin exposure.
- Specialty
- Hematology
- Subspecialty
- Hematology / Thrombosis and hemostasis
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- FCGR2A
- Alternative names & eponyms
- HIT
Etiology & mechanism
Antibodies to platelet factor 4–heparin complexes activate platelets.
Gene(s) involved (1)
Symptoms & signs (3)
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