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Molecular defects in ITGA2B and ITGB3 genes in patients with Glanzmann thrombasthenia.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Nov 2009
Kannan M, Ahmad F, Yadav B K, Kumar R, Choudhry V P, Saxena R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is an autosomal recessive inherited platelet function defect that is characterized by reduction in, or absence of, platelet aggregation in response to multiple physiologic agonists. The defect is caused by mutations in the genes encoding ITGA2B or ITGB3. This results in qualitative or quantitative abnormalities of the platelet receptor, alpha IIb-beta 3. OBJECTIVES: The...
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- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Family Health
- Female
