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Question | Answer |
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Plummer Vinson | type of iron deficiency anemia |
Ankyrin, Band3, spectrin mutation | seen in Heriditary Spherocytosis |
Mutation in PIGA | affects GPI Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria |
Schilling Test | lab test for pernicious anemia (B12 deficiency) |
Fanconis anemia | congenital shortage of platelets |
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia | lack of GPIIb/IIIA - the fibrinogen receptors |
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome | absent or decreased GP1b |
ATAMSTS-13 | protease that cleaves HMW vWF multimers, so shortage of this means vWF is too active |
Prothrombin gene mutation G20210 | results in high levels of prothrombin and slight increased risk of thrombosis |
Leiden Mutation | prevents cleavage by Factor V |
Hb Bart | alpha thalassemia in Newborn: see excess γ chains --> γ4 tetramers |
alpha chains: --/+- | HbH. alpha thalassemia in Adults, see excess β globin chains --> β4 tetramers |
Hydrops Fetalis | don’t express any of the 4 alpha globin chains - lethal in utero |
Mysoin heavy chain defect | seen in idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis |
Aschoff Body | hallmark of acute rheumatic fever |
Osler's Nodes | seen in bacterial endocarditis |