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Homozygous point mutations in platelet glycoprotein ITGA2B gene as cause of Glanzmann thrombasthenia in 2 families.
Klinische Padiatrie - 1 Apr 2012
Sandrock K, Halimeh S, Wiegering V, Kappert G, Sauer K, Deeg N, Busse E, Zieger B
Abstract excerpt
Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare autosomal recessive bleeding disorder characterized by quantitative and/or qualitative defects of the platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa complex. Physiologically, the integrin GPIIb/IIIa binds Von Willebrand factor and fibrinogen on activated platelets. GT is caused by genetic alterations in ITGA2B or ITGB3 (genes encoding GPIIb and GPIIIa).This study describes 2 siblings...
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