Article
Novel biallelic GNE variants identified in a patient with chronic thrombocytopenia without any symptoms of myopathy.
Annals of hematology - 1 Dec 2024
Tsuda Shota, Sakamoto Atsushi, Kawaguchi Hiroyuki, Uchiyama Toru, Kaname Tadashi, Yanagi Kumiko, Kunishima Shinji, Ishiguro Akira
Abstract excerpt
GNE encodes a rate-limiting enzyme that regulates the biosynthesis of a sialic acid precursor. As sialic acids are critical for the platelet membrane and muscle fibers, GNE variants cause GNE-related thrombocytopenia and GNE-related myopathy. Here, we report a neonate with thrombocytopenia that initially met the criteria for neonatal allo-immune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) but was resistant to treatments and then...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
