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PIG-A mutations in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and in normal hematopoiesis.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Jul 2006
Brodsky Robert A, Hu Rong
Abstract excerpt
PIG-A is an X-linked gene that is essential for the first step in the biosynthesis of glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol (GPI) anchors. A rare clonal hematopoietic stem cell disease, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), is caused by mutations in the PIG-A gene. PNH is an acquired disease that may arise de novo or emanate from aplastic anemia. PNH blood cells have an absence or marked deficiency of all GPI...
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