Evolutionary dynamics of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired clonal blood disorder characterized by hemolysis and a high risk of thrombosis, that is due to a deficiency in several cell surface proteins that prevent complement activation. Its origin has been traced to a somatic mutation in the PIG-A gene...

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Main Authors: Nathaniel Mon Père, Tom Lenaerts, Jorge M Pacheco, David Dingli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-06-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6023248?pdf=render