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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LABORATORY HEMATOLOGY
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 187-195Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12763
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inherited thrombocytopenia; macrothrombocytopenia; mean platelet diameter; mean platelet volume; platelets
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IntroductionMean platelet volume (MPV) assists the differential diagnosis of inherited thrombocytopenia (IT) but lacks standardisation and varies between automated analysers. Classification of IT based on mean platelet diameter (MPD) has been proposed by an international collaborative study but has not been validated. MethodsTo assess the applicability of MPD to classify forms of IT, digital images of blood films from patients with established genetic causes for IT were generated, and the MPD measured (ZEISS Axio-scanner and Image J software) by a blinded reviewer. Comparison was made to the proposed classification system. ResultsMean platelet volume was measured in thrombocytopenia with different genetic aetiologies, bilallelic BSS (bBSS) (n=1), monoallelic BSS (mBSS) (n=2), MYH9-related disorders (MYH9-RD) (n=11), GFI1B-related thrombocytopenia (RT) (n=15), FLI1-RT (n=2), TUBB1-RT (n=3), ITGA2B/ITGB3-RT (n=1), RUNX1-RT (n=2) and controls (n=54). bBSS and 82% of MYH9-RD samples had MPD >4m which correlated with IT with giant platelets. Only 55% of samples expected in the large platelet group had MPD meeting the classification cut-off (MPD >3.2m). FLI1-RT MPD were significantly larger than expected whilst ITGA2B/ITGB3-RT MPD were smaller than proposed. MPD in FPD/AML were normal. ConclusionPlatelet MPD measurements are a useful guide to classify IT, but the time taken to record measurements may limit clinical applicability.
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