| Literature DB >> 27353381 |
Steven M Ruhoy1, Amanda Yates2.
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A 33-year-old white woman arrived at the hospital to undergo a hysterectomy due to uterine fibroids. Blood smear review identified macrothrombocytopenia and Döhle body-like cytoplasmic leukocyte inclusions. Genetic testing identified a mutation in exon 39 of the myosin heavy chain gene (MHY9; OMIM 160775), which confirmed the diagnosis of May-Hegglin anomaly. May-Hegglin anomaly is one of a spectrum of MYH9 disorders that also includes Sebastian, Epstein, and Fechtner syndromes. Herein, we describe the clinical and laboratory presentation of a patient with May-Hegglin anomaly and provide an update on the molecular findings and a discussion of the genotypic-phenotypic correlations in this potentially underdiagnosed disorder. © American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2016. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.Entities:
Keywords: Döhle body; MYH9-related disease; May-Hegglin; blood smear; giant platelets; granulocyte inclusions; macrothrombocytopenia
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27353381 PMCID: PMC4985776 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmw033
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lab Med ISSN: 0007-5027