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Mutational screening of thrombopoietin receptor gene (c-mpl) in patients with congenital thrombocytopenia and absent radii (TAR)

  • Pierluigi Strippoli
  • , Anna Savoia
  • , Achille Iolascon
  • , Roberto Tonelli
  • , Maria Savino
  • , Mariachiara Savino
  • , Paola Giordano
  • , Michele D'Avanzo
  • , Fausta Massolo
  • , Franco Locatelli
  • , Caterina Borgna
  • , Domenico De Mattia
  • , Leopoldo Zelante
  • , Guido Paolucci
  • , Giorgio Paolucci
  • , Gian Paolo Bagnara
  • University of Bologna
  • IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza - San Giovanni Rotondo (FG)
  • University of Bari
  • University of Naples Federico II
  • University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
  • University of Ferrara

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Abstract

Thrombocytopenia with absent radii (TAR) is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by hypomega-karyocytic thrombocytopenia and bilateral radial aplasia. We performed mutational screening of coding and promoter regions of the c-mpl gene, encoding thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor, by sequence analysis in four unrelated patients affected by TAR syndrome. Our results indicate that c-mpl gene mutations are not a common cause of thrombocytopenia in TAR syndrome.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)311-314
Number of pages4
JournalBritish Journal of Haematology
Volume103
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

Keywords

  • congenital
  • thrombocytopenia absent radii syndrome
  • mutational screening
  • TPO-c-mpl system
  • megakaryocytopoiesis

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