title: Plasma and platelet beta-thromboglobulin levels in patients with May-Hegglin anomaly.
abstract: Plasmatic beta-thromboglobulin (BTG) has been assayed in 5 patients with May-Hegglin anomaly. All patients showed a normal BTG plasmatic level. The plasma BTG/number of platelets ratio resulted to be elevated but this was due to the low platelet count typical of the disease. The platelet content in BTG was studied in only 2 patients and was found to be four times the normal value; however, the circulating BTG platelet mass in these patients resulted to be within normal limits.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001609:Beta-Globulins; D001792:Blood Platelets; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010949:Plasma; D010976:Platelet Count; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin
chemical_list: D001609:Beta-Globulins; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin