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[Mild bleeding diathesis in a 62-year-old woman with hereditary thrombocytopenia].
Der Internist - 1 Jun 2013
Ventz R, Hundemer M, Witzens-Harig M, Lehmann B, Felbor U, Najm J
Abstract excerpt
A 62-year-old woman presented with severe, isolated thrombocytopenia. Due to the positive family history and normal thrombocyte morphology ANKRD26-associated thrombocytopenia 2 (THC2) was suspected. The diagnosis was confirmed by DNA sequencing. Although this is the first case report on THC2 in Germany, we anticipate that THC2 might be a frequent cause of hereditary thrombocytopenia. A specific therapy was not...
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