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A novel mechanism of complement-independent clearance of red cells deficient in glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-linked proteins.
Blood - 1 Apr 2004
Jasinski Marek, Pantazopoulos Panagiotis, Rother Russell P, van Rooijen Nico, Song Wen-Chao, Molina Hector, Bessler Monica
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired hemolytic anemia characterized by the increased sensitivity of red blood cells (RBCs) to complement, leading to intravascular hemolysis and hemoglobinuria. PNH is due to the expansion of a cell clone that has acquired a mutation in the PIGA...
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