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Platelet hyperreactivity explains the bleeding abnormality and macrothrombocytopenia in a murine model of sitosterolemia.
Blood - 10 Oct 2013
Kanaji Taisuke, Kanaji Sachiko, Montgomery Robert R, Patel Shailendra B, Newman Peter J
Abstract excerpt
Sitosterolemia is a rare, autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter genes ABCG5 or ABCG8 that result in accumulation of xenosterols in the body. Clinical manifestations include tendon xanthomas, premature coronary artery disease, he...
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