›› 2015, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 486-.doi: 10.3969 j.issn.1000-3606.2015.05.022

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An update on pathogenesis and treatment of Glanzmann thrombasthenia

Reviewer:GAO Min, Reviser:SU Yongchun   

  1. Hematology Department of Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing,Chongqing 400014, China
  • Received:2015-05-15 Online:2015-05-15 Published:2015-05-15

Abstract:  Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is an inherited disease of platelet function disorders characterized by mucocutaneous bleeding due to platelets failed to aggregate in response to physiologic stimuli. GT is a rare inherited disease and caused by quantitative or qualitative deficiencies of an integrin receptor GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa for adhesive proteins. There is no unified treatment strategy available so far for GT. This review summarizes the update of pathogenesis treatment progresses in GT.