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Platelets in treated adrenoleukodystrophy: a brief report
Author(s) -
Revell P.,
Green A.,
Green S.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1007/bf02436010
Subject(s) - adrenoleukodystrophy , platelet , human genetics , medicine , biology , genetics , peroxisome , receptor , gene
Summary Platelet counts have been noted to be low in patients treated with high‐oil diet therapy for adrenoleukodystrophy. We suggest that some of these observations are spurious but that others reflect a true thrombocytopenia. Visual platelet counts are recommended.