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Congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia with multiple physical anomalies in a female neonate.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP - 1 Nov 2014
Saqlain Nazish, Ahmed Nisar, Qamar Unaiza
Abstract excerpt
Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia (CAMT) is a rare disorder of infancy characterized by isolated thrombocytopenia along with hypoplasia or aplasia of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. It is caused by c-mpl mutation which disrupts the function of thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor. CAMT in association with physical anomalies is a rare entity with only limited data from single case reports being available....
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