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Murine models of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jun 2002
Rosti Vittorio
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired clonal disorder characterized by chronic intravascular hemolysis, cytopenia, and an increased tendency to thrombosis. All patients with PNH studied so far have a somatic mutation of phosphatidyl inositol glycan complementation group A (PIG-A), an X-linked gene involved initially in the biosynthesis of the glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) molecule, which...
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