Macrothrombocytopenia and Granulocyte Inclusions with or without Nephritis or Sensorineural
Hearing Loss - CISMeF
Macrothrombocytopenia and Granulocyte Inclusions with or without Nephritis or Sensorineural
Hearing LossNCIt concept
Preferred Label : Macrothrombocytopenia and Granulocyte Inclusions with or without Nephritis or Sensorineural
Hearing Loss;
NCIt definition : An autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutation(s) of the MYH9 gene, encoding myosin-9.
Clinical features include thrombocytopenia, giant platelets, and characteristic inclusions
in peripheral blood leukocytes, and may be associated with other organ dysfunction.
It comprises the Epstein syndrome, Fechtner syndrome, May-Hegglin anomaly, and Sebastian
syndrome-- all of which were previously believed to be distinct entities.;