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Dissecting clinical findings: platelet defects segregate independently of deafness and cataract in a family affected by an apparent syndromic form of macrothrombocytopenia.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Sept 2005
Gangarossa Simone, Seri Marco, Pecci Alessandro, Di Bari Filomena, Cusano Roberto, Balduini Carlo, Gasparini Paolo, Savoia Anna
Abstract excerpt
We studied a family with a suspected diagnosis of MYH9-related disease, which is one of the most common forms of autosomal dominant macrothrombocytopenias associated with hearing impairment, cataracts and nephritis. No mutation of the MYH9 gene was identified. Moreover, the A156V variant of the G...
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