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A notable case report of May-Hegglin anomaly with immune complex-related nephropathy: a genetic and histological analysis.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Mar 2011
Ohtsuka Y, Kanaji T, Nishi M, Sakai N, Sato T, Aoki S, Wakayama K, Nakazato S, Hisano S, Sado Y, Kawachi H, Izuhara K, Hamasaki Y
Abstract excerpt
May-Hegglin anomaly (MHA) is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by macrothrombocytopenia and leukocyte inclusions with microfilaments in the ribosomes. Mutations in the MYH9 gene, encoding non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIA (NMMHC-IIA) have been identified in patients with MHA and other MYH9-related diseases. Two young males (an older and younger brother) presented with macrothrombocytopenia and...
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