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A Japanese pedigree with a p.A95V mutation in the MYH9 gene demonstrates inherited macrothrombocytopenia without Alport manifestations

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Correspondence to Shinji Kunishima or Seiji Kojima.

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Yokoi, S., Kunishima, S., Takahashi, Y. et al. A Japanese pedigree with a p.A95V mutation in the MYH9 gene demonstrates inherited macrothrombocytopenia without Alport manifestations. Ann Hematol 95, 831–833 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-016-2613-2

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