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A gain-of-function variant in the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome gene is associated with a MYH9-related disease-like syndrome.
Blood advances - 27 Sept 2022
Marx David, Dupuis Arnaud, Eckly Anita, Molitor Anne, Olagne Jérôme, Touchard Guy, Kaaki Sihem, Ory Cécile, Faller Anne-Laure, Gérard Bénédicte, Cotter Melanie, Westerberg Lisa, Keszei Marton, Moulin Bruno, Gachet Christian, Caillard Sophie, Bahram Seiamak, Carapito Raphaël
Abstract excerpt
While loss-of-function variants in the WAS gene are associated with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and lead to microthrombocytopenia, gain-of-function variants of WAS are associated with X-linked neutropenia (XLN) and the absence of microthrombocytopenia. Only a few XLN families have been reported so far, and their platelet phenotype was not described in detail. To date, no renal involvement was described in XLN. In...
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