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Molecular genetic analysis of a variant Bernard-Soulier syndrome due to compound heterozygosity for two novel glycoprotein Ibbeta mutations.
European journal of haematology - 1 Dec 2006
Kunishima Shinji, Sako Masahiro, Yamazaki Tomio, Hamaguchi Motohiro, Saito Hidehiko
Abstract excerpt
Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS) is a rare bleeding disorder characterized by giant platelets, thrombocytopenia, and prolonged bleeding time. It is caused by abnormalities in the glycoprotein (GP) Ib/IX/V complex, the receptor for von Willebrand factor (vWF). Most cases of BSS described so far involve quantitative rather than qualitative defects in the complex. In this study, we investigated the effects of two...
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