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Diagnosis of inherited platelet disorders on a blood smear: a tool to facilitate worldwide diagnosis of platelet disorders.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jul 2017
Greinacher A, Pecci A, Kunishima S, Althaus K, Nurden P, Balduini C L, Bakchoul T
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Essentials There are many hereditary platelet disorders (HPD) but diagnosing these is challenging. We provide a method to diagnose several HPDs using standard blood smears requiring < 100 µL blood. By this approach, the underlying cause of HPD was characterized in ~25-30% of referred individuals. The method facilitates diagnosis of HPD for patients of all ages around the world. SUMMARY: Background Many hereditary...
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