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Tracing a Rare Genetic Disease: Familial Congenital CD59 Deficiency and Carrier Cases Identified Through Village Screening.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Apr 2025
Sefika Ilknur Kökcü Karadag, Medine Karadağ Alpaslan, Hüseyin Karadağ, Eda Turgut Uğurtay, Cansu Can, Alisan Yildiran
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BACKGROUND: Congenital CD59 deficiency is a rare genetic disorder marked by chronic hemolysis, recurrent cerebrovascular events, and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). In a specific clinic, 3 siblings from a consanguineously married family were diagnosed with this condition, suggesting a genetic predisposition in their village where endogamous marriages are common. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...
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