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High frequency of several PIG-A mutations in patients with aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
Leukemia - 1 Apr 2006
Okamoto M, Shichishima T, Noji H, Ikeda K, Nakamura A, Akutsu K, Maruyama Y
Abstract excerpt
To clarify some characteristics of phosphatidylinositol glycan-class A gene (PIG-A) mutations in aplastic anemia (AA) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients compared with those in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) patients, we investigated PIG-A mutations in CD59- granulocytes and CD48- monocytes from seven AA, eight MDS, and 11 PNH Japanese patients. The most frequent base or type abnormalities of...
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