platelets
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Fanconi anemia affects the body's ability to repair DNA damage, disrupting the production of vital blood cells such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025
Her doctors infused red blood cells, as well as platelets and plasma.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
But the study showed that another part of our blood - the platelets that normally stop bleeding - were suppressing the T-cells and making it harder for them to take out the cancer.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
Blood and platelets must be immediately available, yet they have a short shelf life, according to Daniel Parra, a spokesman for the American Red Cross.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024
At some point, you’d have to run into water or rock or the earth’s platelets or something.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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