The limitation of genetic testing in diagnosing patients suspected for congenital platelet defects

Affiliations

¹ Van Creveldkliniek, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
² Van Creveld Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Center for Circulatory Health, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Haematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Hematology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, division of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
⁸ Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁹ Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
¹⁰ Department of Pediatric Hematology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Review

Maaike W Blaauwgeers et al. Am J Hematol. 2020 Jan.

. 2020 Jan;95(1):E26-E28.

doi: 10.1002/ajh.25667. Epub 2019 Nov 13.

¹ Van Creveldkliniek, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
² Van Creveld Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Center for Circulatory Health, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Haematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Hematology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, division of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
⁸ Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁹ Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
¹⁰ Department of Pediatric Hematology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors state that they have no conflict of interest.

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