Lecture #8: Quantitative and Qualitative Platelet Disorder Flashcards
What sundrome associated with Small platelet that is less than 7 fL MPV
Wiskot-Aldrich Syndrome
Encodes the nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA, a contractile cytoskeletal protein
mutation result in disorder production of the nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIa
MYH9-RELATED MACROTHROMBOCYTOPENIA
Most commonly implicated drugs
Quinine
quinidine
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
vancomycin, and pipericillin/tazobactam
GPIIb-IIIa antagonist drugs
- Acute severe thrombocytopenia may occur, even following
the first exposure to the drug
“Fibans” (eptifibatide and tirofiban
Chimeric human-mouse Fab fragment specific for GP IIIa
- Preexisting antibodies causing the DITP target structural
elements in the abciximab molecule that are of murine origin
Abciximab
Cause DITP via drug-dependent antibodies targeting epitopes
on platelet:
Quinine & Sulfonamides
Induce autoantibodies that have specificity for platelet GP
Heparins and protamine
results from gain-of-function mutations in either
thrombopoietin or its receptor (MPL)
Congenital Thrombocytosis
Rare autosomal recessive platelet function disorder
resulting from an abnormality in the platelet GP Ib-IX-V
complex ,
Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS)
Rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting from a
quantitative or qualitative defect in the GPIIb-IIIa complex →
Impaired fibrinogen binding to platelets on activation and
aggregation
- More severe mucocutaneous bleeding manifestations than
most platelet function disorders
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
- Autosomal dominant disorder
- Associated with delayed mucocutaneous bleeding and
abnormal proteolysis of α-granule proteins
Quebec Platelet Syndrome
An X-linked inherited disorder affecting T lymphocytes
and platelets
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Mutations in kindlin-3, which is encoded by the
FERMTS3 gene, is associated with markedly abnormal
aggregation responses to multiple agonists resembling
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia (GT) and features of mild
leukocyte adhesion–deficiency (LAD) III disorder
Kindlin-3 Deficiency–Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
Platelet contribution to blood coagulation is impaired, but
aggregation and secretion responses are normal
Scott Syndrome
- Carrier protein for plasma FVIII
- Ligand that binds to GP Ib receptor on platelets to
initiate platelet adhesion
von Willebrand Factor
Primary measure of vWF functional activity for many
years
“Ristocetin cofactor” assay
enhances the binding of vWF to platelet
GPIbα
Ristocetin
vWF collagen binding activity
wells are coated with type 3 or a mixture of types 1 and
3 collagen, patient plasma incubated in the wells, and
bound vWF subsequently quantitated by means of
conjugated anti-vWF antibody
Autosomal dominant inheritance
- vWF molecules are present in decreased amount in plasma,
but are qualitatively normal
Most common vWD subtype (75%)
Type 1 vWD: Partial Quantitative Abnormality
Autosomal recessive inheritance
- Severe , if not in fact total, absence of vWF gene product
Type 3 vWD: Severe Quantitative Abnormality
Lack of higher molecular weight multimers in plasma with
corresponding loss of vWF functionality
- Arise due to vWF mutations that prevent proper
multimerization or to mutations that increase the
susceptibility of fully formed vWF to proteolysis by ADAMTS13
or other enzymes.
Type 2A: Qualitative Abnormality
have a decrease-of-function phenotype resembling type 2A,
without lack of higher molecular weight multimers
- Had missense mutations that led to loss of interaction with
the platelet GPIb-IX-V complex
Type 2M: Qualitative Abnormality