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Advances in the understanding of MYH9 disorders.
Current opinion in hematology - 1 Sept 2010
Kunishima Shinji, Saito Hidehiko
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: MYH9 disorders are autosomal dominant macrothrombocytopenias with leukocyte inclusion bodies caused by mutations in MYH9, the gene for the nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA. May-Hegglin anomaly and Sebastian, Fechtner, and Epstein syndromes belong to MYH9 disorders. The present review summarizes the recent advances in genetic diagnosis and our understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms of MYH9...
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