A novel mutation of ABCG5 gene in a Turkish boy with phytosterolemia presenting with macrotrombocytopenia and stomatocytosis

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Phytosterolemia is a rare autosomal recessive sterol storage disease caused by mutations in ABCG5 and ABCG8 genes. A 9-year-old Turkish boy who was presented with exclusively hematologic abnormalities had elevated plant sterol levels. Sequencing of ABCG5 and ABCG8 genes revealed a novel homozygous IVS10-1 G>T mutation in ABCG5 gene. Four of the 13 family members had xanthoma but they had neither hematologic...

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