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ArticleResearch and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis2026

A proactive large platelet-driven screening strategy for the early recognition of MYH9-related disease: a Chinese prospective cohort study.

Wenlan Chen, Abdul Rehman Arif, Yajie Ding, Limin Wang, Li Cai, Muneeba Arif, Mei Xue, Heng Mei, Yadan Wang

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Wenlan ChenInstitute of Haematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Abdul Rehman ArifDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yajie DingInstitute of Haematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Limin WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Li CaiInstitute of Haematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Muneeba ArifDepartment of Medicine, Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital, Gujrat, Pakistan.
Mei XueInstitute of Haematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Heng MeiInstitute of Haematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yadan WangInstitute of Haematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

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Background: Accurate diagnosis of MYH9-related disease (MYH9-RD) is frequently impeded by a reactive process. Clinical suspicion typically arises only following immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) treatment failure, family history identification, or emergence of extra-hematological manifestations. However, Objectives: This study prospectively evaluated a multiparameter platelet size trigger as an accessible screening entry point for early MYH9-RD recognition, independent of a family history, treatment refractoriness, or syndromic features. Methods: Consecutive patients with persistent, unexplained thrombocytopenia were screened using predefined thresholds for mean platelet volume (≥ 14.55 fL), platelet-large cell ratio (≥ 58%), or manual identification of giant platelets when automated values were unobtainable. Individuals meeting any criterion underwent targeted high-throughput sequencing for inherited thrombocytopenia genes (including Results: Among 42 screened patients, 7 (16.7%) were diagnosed with MYH9-RD, including 2 with novel Conclusion: This streamlined 3-step strategy provides a practical, potentially resource-conscious pathway for early MYH9-RD diagnosis, 1 better aligned with current clinical practice in China than the existing diagnostic paradigms.

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Blood PlateletsHearing Loss, SensorineuralMolecular Motor ProteinsMyosin Heavy ChainsThrombocytopeniaAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolChinaEarly DiagnosisEast Asian PeopleFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMolecular Motor ProteinsMYH9 protein, humanMyosin Heavy ChainsdiagnosisMYH9-related disordersplatelets sizescreeningthrombocytopenia

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PMCPMC13471207

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