Glanzmann thrombasthenia – presenting as prolonged severe bleeding following minor trauma
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Glanzmann thrombasthenia
Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare autosomal recessive bleeding syndrome affecting the megakaryocyte lineage and characterized by lack of platelet aggregation. The molecular basis is linked to quantitative and/or qualitative abnormalities of alphaIIb beta3 integrin. This receptor mediates the binding of adhesive proteins that attach aggregating platelets and ensure thrombus formation at si...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2386-110X,1391-5452
DOI: 10.4038/sljch.v35i1.8