
Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited platelet disorder occurring frequently in populations with high incidence of consanguineous marriages. GT is characterized by quantitative and/or qualitative defect of the platelet αIIbβ3 (GPIIb/IIIa) receptor caused by pathogenic variants of the encoding genes: ITGA2B and ITGB3. Patients present with a moderate to severe bleeding tendency with normal platelet count. Platelets show reduced/absent aggregation for all agonists except ristocetin in light transmission aggregometry and reduced/absent αIIbβ3 expression in flow cytometry (FC). In this study, we investigated a cohort of 20 Pakistani patients and 2 families collected from the National Institute of Blood Disease, Karachi and Chughtai’s Lab, Lahore. Platelet aggregation studies, FC (platelet CD41, CD61, CD42a, CD42b) and direct sequencing of the candidate genes were performed. All patients showed altered platelet aggregation, but normal agglutination after stimulation with ristocetin. Absent/reduced αIIbβ3 receptor expression was present in the platelets of 16 patients, in 4 patients expression was borderline/normal. Candidate gene sequencing identified pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in 15 patients. Seven variants are novel. One patient with absent receptor expression remained without genetic finding. 13 (86.7%) of 15 patients stated consanguinity reflected by homozygosity finding in 14 (93.3%) patients.
QH573-671, Glanzmann thrombasthenia, 610, inherited platelet disorder, Glanzmann thrombasthenia; inherited platelet disorder; consanguineous; ITGA2B; ITGB3; Pakistan, Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex, Article, Receptors, Fibrinogen, consanguineous, Ristocetin, ITGA2B, Humans, Pakistan, Cytology, ITGB3, Thrombasthenia
QH573-671, Glanzmann thrombasthenia, 610, inherited platelet disorder, Glanzmann thrombasthenia; inherited platelet disorder; consanguineous; ITGA2B; ITGB3; Pakistan, Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex, Article, Receptors, Fibrinogen, consanguineous, Ristocetin, ITGA2B, Humans, Pakistan, Cytology, ITGB3, Thrombasthenia
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