Article
Impaired megakaryocytopoiesis in type 2B von Willebrand disease with severe thrombocytopenia.
Blood - 15 Oct 2006
Nurden Paquita, Debili Najet, Vainchenker William, Bobe Regis, Bredoux Raymonde, Corvazier Elisabeth, Combrie Robert, Fressinaud Edith, Meyer Dominique, Nurden Alan T, Enouf Jocelyne
Abstract excerpt
In type 2B von Willebrand disease, there is spontaneous binding of mutated von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers to platelets. Here we report a family in which severe thrombocytopenia may also be linked to abnormal megakaryocytopoiesis. A heterozygous mutation in the VWF A1 domain gave a R1308P substitution in an interactive site for glycoprotein Ibalpha (GPIbalpha). Electron microscopy showed clusters of...
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