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Thrombasthenia MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Thrombasthenia
Tree Number(s)
C15.378.100.100.820
C15.378.140.810
C15.378.463.810
C16.320.099.820
Unique ID
D013915
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013915
Scope Note
A congenital bleeding disorder with prolonged bleeding time, absence of aggregation of platelets in response to most agents, especially ADP, and impaired or absent clot retraction. Platelet membranes are deficient in or have a defect in the glycoprotein IIb-IIIa complex (PLATELET GLYCOPROTEIN GPIIB-IIIA COMPLEX).
Entry Term(s)
Deficiency of GP 2b 3a Complex
GP IIb-IIIa Complex, Deficiency Of
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia, Type A
Glycoprotein Complex IIb-IIIa, Deficiency Of
Platelet Fibrinogen Receptor, Deficiency of
Platelet Glycoprotein 2b-3a Deficiency
Platelet Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa Deficiency
Thrombasthenia of Glanzmann and Naegeli
Previous Indexing
Blood Platelet Disorders (1967-1985)
See Also
Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex
Public MeSH Note
1991; see BLOOD PLATELET DISORDERS 1986-1990
History Note
1991(1986); use BLOOD PLATELET DISORDERS 1986-1990
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2022/04/13
Thrombasthenia Preferred
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