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Novel homozygous mutation (c.175delG) in platelet glycoprotein ITGA2B gene as cause of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia type I.
Klinische Padiatrie - 1 May 2010
Vannier C, Behnisch W, Bartsch I, Sandrock K, Ertle F, Schmidt K, Busse A, Superti-Furga A, Kulozik A, Santoso S, Zieger B
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BACKGROUND: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT), is a rare autosomal recessive bleeding disorder. Platelets from patients with GT show quantitative or qualitative defects of the platelet membrane glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa complex. A variety of genetic defects in ITGA2B and ITGB3 (genes for GPIIb and GPIIIa) has been described causing the clinical entity of GT. PATIENTS: A newborn with bleeding symptoms (petechiae)...
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