Diagnostic delay of MYH9-related disorder in Japan
Atsushi Sakamoto1,2, Toru Uchiyama3, Tadashi Kaname4
1Center for Postgraduate Education and Training, National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
MYH9-related disorder (MYH9-RD) is characterized by congenital macrothrombocytopenia and granulocyte inclusion bodies. MYH9-RD is often misdiagnosed as chronic immune thrombocytopenia. In this study, we investigated age at definitive diagnosis and indicative thrombocytopenia in 41 patients with MYH9-RD from the congenital thrombocytopenia registry in Japan. Our cohort comprises 54.8% adults over 18 years at confirmed diagnosis. We found a significant difference (p < 0.0001) between the median age at definitive diagnosis of 25.0 years and for indicative thrombocytopenia it was 9.0 years. Our findings strongly suggest diagnostic delay of MYH9-RD in Japan. Our registry system will continue to contribute to this issue.
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