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Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria associated with a novel phosphatidylinositol glycan class A (PIGA) mutation in a patient with Klinefelter syndrome

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  1. Department of Hematology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, 1370-1 Okamoto, Kamakura, Kanagawa, 247-8533, Japan

    Yotaro Tamai

  2. Department of Medical Technology, Tokyo University of Technology School of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

    Sayaka Ito

  3. Department of Immunotherapeutics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

    Sayaka Ito & Atsuhiko Hasegawa

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Y.T. and A.H. designed the study. S.I. performed the research. Y.T. provided the clinical data. Y.T. and A.H. wrote the paper. A.H. provided oversight and helpful advice for the study. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Tamai, Y., Ito, S. & Hasegawa, A. Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria associated with a novel phosphatidylinositol glycan class A (PIGA) mutation in a patient with Klinefelter syndrome. Ann Hematol 100, 1625–1627 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-020-04377-9

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