Alternative titles and symbols : Thrombasthenia of glanzmann and naegeli; Bleeding disorder, platelet-type, 2; Platelet glycoprotein iib-iiia deficiency; GT; BDPLT2; Platelet fibrinogen receptor deficiency; Gp iib-iiia complex deficiency; Glycoprotein complex iib-iiia deficiency; Glanzmann thrombasthenia;
Description : Glanzmann thrombasthenia is an autosomal recessive bleeding disorder characterized
by failure of platelet aggregation and by absent or diminished clot retraction. The
abnormalities are related to quantitative or qualitative abnormalities of the GPIIb/IIIa
platelet surface fibrinogen receptor complex resulting from mutations in either the
GPIIb or GPIIIa genes (Rosenberg et al., 1997). See 187800 for discussion of a possible
dominant form.;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the integrin, beta-3 gene (ITGB3, 173470.0001); Caused by mutation in the integrin, alpha-2b gene (ITGA2B, 607759.0002);