Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria causes

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Overview

Common causes of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria include a somatic mutation in the PIGA gene. Other causes include mutations in genes of TET2, SUZ12, U2AF1, and JAK2.

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Life-threatening Causes

  • Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. There are no life-threatening causes of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, however complications resulting from untreated disease name is common.

Genetic Causes

  • Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is caused by a somatic mutation in the PIGA gene. The PIGA gene normally encodes phosphatidylinositol glycan class A.[1]
  • Other gene mutations associated with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria include the following genes:[2]
    • TET2
    • SUZ12
    • U2AF1
    • JAK2

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

References

  1. Brodsky RA (2014). "Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria". Blood. 124 (18): 2804–11. doi:10.1182/blood-2014-02-522128. PMC 4215311. PMID 25237200.
  2. Shen W, Clemente MJ, Hosono N, Yoshida K, Przychodzen B, Yoshizato T; et al. (2014). "Deep sequencing reveals stepwise mutation acquisition in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria". J Clin Invest. 124 (10): 4529–38. doi:10.1172/JCI74747. PMC 4191017. PMID 25244093.

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