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Proplatelet formation deficit and megakaryocyte death contribute to thrombocytopenia in Myh9 knockout mice.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Oct 2010
Eckly A, Rinckel J-Y, Laeuffer P, Cazenave J-P, Lanza F, Gachet C, Léon C
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BACKGROUND: Inactivation of the mouse Myh9 gene (Myh9Δ) or its mutation in MYH9-related diseases leads to macrothrombocytopenia. Paradoxically, previous studies using in vitro differentiated megakaryocytes showed an increased capacity for proplatelet formation when myosin was absent or inhibited. METHODS: To explore the origin of the thrombocytopenia induced by myosin deficiency, we studied proplatelet formation...
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