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Two cases of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia in brother.
Won Mo Yang, Hyung Kook Ham, Mee Kyung Namgoong, Baek Keun Lim, Hong Sup Yoon, Kab Joon Yoon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(11):1574-1580.   Published online November 30, 1989
Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia is rare congenital bleeding disorder of autosomal recessive trait. We experienced two cases of Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia in brother. The mother and elder brother had no history of bleeding tendency. But 10 year-old and 7 year-old younger brothers had frequent epistaxis, gum bleeding and easy bruisability. On platelet aggregation test, mother and elder brother appeared normal responses, but the younger brothers appeared no responses...