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Recurrent PIG-A mutation (IVS5+1G-->A) in a paediatric case of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria: detection by the protein truncation test.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jul 1997
Maugard C, Margueritte G, Tuffery S, Rabesandratana H, Demaille J, Claustres M
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired haemopoietic stem cell disorder caused by the absence of glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored surface proteins due to a deficient biosynthesis of GPI-anchor. The disease occurs predominantly in adults, and very few cases have been described in children and adolescents. Recent analyses have shown that null mutations in the X-linked PIG-A...
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