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A de novo T73I mutation in PTPN11 in a neonate with severe and prolonged congenital thrombocytopenia and Noonan syndrome.
Neonatology - 1 Jan 2013
Christensen Robert D, Yaish Hassan M, Leon Eyby L, Sola-Visner Martha C, Agrawal Pankaj B
Abstract excerpt
We observed a neonate with severe congenital thrombocytopenia and features of Noonan syndrome where evaluations were negative for immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, congenital infections, and Fanconi anemia. The marrow findings and a significantly elevated plasma thrombopoietin (Tpo) level were consistent with congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia; we sought a genetic mutation that could explain this...
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