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Cys209 Ser mutation in the platelet membrane glycoprotein Ib alpha gene is associated with Bernard-Soulier syndrome.
British journal of haematology - 1 Dec 1994
Simsek S, Noris P, Lozano M, Pico M, von dem Borne A E, Ribera A, Gallardo D
Abstract excerpt
Molecular genetic analysis has been performed on a patient with Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS). The patient had characteristically giant platelets and was deficient in the glycoprotein (GP) Ib/IX/V complex, the von Willebrand factor (vWf) receptor on platelets. Previous studies with monoclonal antibodies directed against GP Ib alpha (CD 42b) and GP IX (CD 42a) demonstrated the absence of GP Ib alpha and presence...
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