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Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia: A Case Series Indicating 2 Founder Variants in the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Oct 2017
Newman Laura A, Luter Meghan A, Davis Dereck B, Abdul-Rahman Omar A, Johnson Juantina M, Megason Gail C
Abstract excerpt
Congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia is a rare disorder causing thrombocytopenia that progresses to pancytopenia and bone marrow failure if untreated. It is caused by variants in the MPL gene which encodes the thrombopoeitin receptor. In this report, we review 5 cases of congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia, all of whom belong to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. There are 2 common variants...
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