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    Nat Genet. 2011 Jul 17;43(8):738-40. doi: 10.1038/ng.884.

    Mutations in NBEAL2, encoding a BEACH protein, cause gray platelet syndrome.

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    Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. walter.kahr@sickkids.ca

    Abstract

    Next-generation RNA sequence analysis of platelets from an individual with autosomal recessive gray platelet syndrome (GPS, MIM139090) detected abnormal transcript reads, including intron retention, mapping to NBEAL2 (encoding neurobeachin-like 2). Genomic DNA sequencing confirmed mutations in NBEAL2 as the genetic cause of GPS. NBEAL2 encodes a protein containing a BEACH domain that is predicted to be involved in vesicular trafficking and may be critical for the development of platelet α-granules.

    PMID:
    21765413
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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