Glanzmann thrombasthenia is a rare autosomal recessive bleeding disorder as a result of platelet's inability to bind fibrinogen and form clots. This failure is caused by glycoprotein IIb-IIIa complex deficiency. Underlying mutations can be found in two distinct genes, ITGA2B and ITGB3.
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OMIM.ORG article Omim 273800
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Orphanet article Orphanet ID 849
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Wikipedia article Wikipedia EN (Glanzmann's_thrombasthenia)
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