Article
[Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and its association with aplastic anemia].
Casopis lekaru ceskych - 13 Jul 1998
Pavlů J, Necas E
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired clonal disorder of haematopoiesis. Clinically it is characterized by intravascular haemolysis, venous thrombosis and often by bone marrow hypoplasia. Haemolysis and thrombosis develop as a consequence of deficiency of several proteins on the cell membrane of the affected clone of blood elements. This is caused by somatic mutations in the PIG-A gene, which...
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