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The Role of T Lymphocytes in the Pathogenesis of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Li Chenyuan, Dong Xifeng, Wang Huaquan, Shao Zonghong
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired hematopoietic stem cell genetic mutation disease that causes defective erythrocyte membrane hemolysis. Its pathologic basis is the mutation of the PIG-A gene, whose product is necessary for the synthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors; the mutation of PIG-A gene results in the reduction or deletion of the GPI anchor, which leads to the...
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