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Novel genetic abnormalities in Bernard-Soulier syndrome in India.
Annals of hematology - 1 Mar 2014
Ali Shahnaz, Ghosh Kanjaksha, Shetty Shrimati
Abstract excerpt
Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS) is a severe inherited bleeding disorder due to defects in GPIb/IX/V, a platelet receptor that normally functions as a platelet membrane receptor for von Willebrand factor, thrombin and factor XI. BSS results from mutations in GP1BA, GP1BB or GP9 genes. In 15 patients with Bernard-Soulier syndrome from Western India, we amplified the entire coding sequences of GP1BA, GP1BB and GP9...
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