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Cys97-->Tyr mutation in the glycoprotein IX gene associated with Bernard-Soulier syndrome.
British journal of haematology - 1 Dec 1999
Kunishima S, Tomiyama Y, Honda S, Kurata Y, Kamiya T, Ozawa K, Saito H
Abstract excerpt
Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS) is an autosomal recessive bleeding disorder due to quantitative or qualitative abnormalities in the glycoprotein (GP) Ib/IX/V complex, the platelet receptor for von Willebrand factor. We describe here the genetic basis of the disorder in a patient with BSS. Flow cytometric analysis of the patient's platelets showed a greatly reduced GPIbalpha and completely absent GPIX surface...
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