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Use of the glycophorin A somatic mutation assay for rapid, unambiguous identification of Fanconi anemia homozygotes regardless of GPA genotype.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 May 2005
Evdokimova Viktoria N, McLoughlin Reagan K, Wenger Sharon L, Grant Stephen G
Abstract excerpt
A 7-year-old girl was hospitalized with pancytopenia requiring blood transfusion. She and an older brother with suspicious symptoms were referred for laboratory testing to confirm a clinical diagnosis of Fanconi anemia (FA). Blood samples from these two children and one parent were examined with the GPA somatic mutation assay. The patient's total GPA somatic mutation frequency of 1.4 x 10(-4) was determined...
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