title: X-linked thrombocytopenia and thrombocytopathia: attenuated Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Functional and morphological studies of platelets and lymphocytes.
abstract: Detailed studies on the rare disorder X-linked thrombocytopenia showed that it resembles the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) in inheritance, clinical bleeding tendency, platelet morphology, marked thrombocytopenia and microplatelets. The calculated platelet mass was 5% of normal. Functional and biochemical studies indicated qualitatively normal aggregation and release mechanisms, whereas a moderate storage pool defect was present. The classical platelet membrane glycoproteins and lymphocyte sialophorin (CD 43) were normal. The reason for the bleeding tendency was concluded to be deficient hemostatic plug formation resulting from the low platelet mass and a moderate storage pool defect. The only clear distinction from WAS was the normal immunofunctional tests, the moderate tendency to infections and the absence of eczema. We therefore consider the trait as an attenuated form of WAS. That women are affected may indicate a particular variant.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department A, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, Norway.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stormorken
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hellum
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Egeland
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Abrahamsen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hovig
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000097:blood; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000097:blood; D000293:Adolescent; D001760:Bleeding Time; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000502:physiology; D001791:Blood Platelet Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D010976:Platelet Count; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D014923:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D014960:X Chromosome
chemical_list: D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate