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Striking hematological abnormalities in patients with microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II): a potential role of pericentrin in hematopoiesis.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Feb 2014
Unal Sule, Alanay Yasemin, Cetin Mualla, Boduroglu Koray, Utine Eda, Cormier-Daire Valerie, Huber Celine, Ozsurekci Yasemin, Kilic Esra, Simsek Kiper Ozlem Pelin, Gumruk Fatma
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II) is a rare primordial dwarfism that is similar to Seckel syndrome. Seckel syndrome is known to be associated with various hematological abnormalities; however, hematological findings in MOPD II patients have not been previously reported. The present study aimed to describe the hematological findings in a series of eight patients with...
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