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Bernard-Soulier syndrome type A2

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A Bernard-Soulier syndrome characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of mild to moderate bleeding tendency, thrombocytopenia, and an increased mean platelet size that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutations in the GP1BA gene on chromosome 17p.

Signs and symptoms

  • Menorrhagia
  • Increased mean platelet volume
  • Impaired ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation
  • Prolonged bleeding after dental extraction
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Epistaxis
  • Stomatocytosis
  • Ecchymosis
  • Hemolytic anemia
  • Petechiae

Also known as: BSSA2