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Neurodegeneration in the elderly - When the blood type matters: An overview of the McLeod syndrome with focus on hematological features.
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis - 1 Jun 2015
Frey B M, Gassner C, Jung H H
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Multisystem deterioration occurs mainly in older individuals and may be related to physiological tissue degeneration. However, genetic predisposition may be unmasked by inappropriate functional and structural system deficiencies. McLeod syndrome (MLS) is a rare, multisystem disease which is X-chromosomal inherited and belongs to the neuroacanthocytosis syndromes (NAS). The main clinical manifestations contain...
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