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A new aspect of the molecular pathogenesis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Aug 2002
Shichishima Tsutomu, Noji Hideyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired clonal hematologic disorder which is manifest by complement-mediated hemolysis, venous thrombosis, and bone marrow failure. Complement-mediated hemolysis in PNH is explained by the deficiency of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins, CD55 and CD59 on erythrocyte surfaces. All the PNH patients had phosphatidylinositol glycan-class A (PIG-A)...
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