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Two patterns of thrombopoietin signaling suggest no coupling between platelet production and thrombopoietin reactivity in thrombocytopenia-absent radii syndrome
Authors:Fiedler Janine  Strauss Gabriele  Wannack Martin  Schwiebert Silke  Seidel Kerstin  Henning Katja  Klopocki Eva  Schmugge Markus  Gaedicke Gerhard  Schulze Harald
Affiliation:1.Freie Universität Berlin, Dept. Biochemistry, Germany;2.Laboratory of Pediatric Molecular Biology, Charité - Medical School, Berlin, Germany;3.Clinic for Pediatrics/Oncology & Hematology, Charité, Berlin, Germany;4.Institute for Medical Genetics, Charité, Berlin, Germany;5.Kinderspital Zurich, Switzerland;6.Department of Pediatrics, Charité, Berlin, Germany;7.Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany
Abstract:

Background

Thrombocytopenia with absent radii syndrome is defined by bilateral radius aplasia and thrombocytopenia. Due to impaired thrombopoietin signaling there are only few bone marrow megakaryocytes and these are immature; the resulting platelet production defect improves somewhat over time. A microdeletion on chromosome 1q21 is present in all patients but is not sufficient to form thrombocytopenia with absent radii syndrome. We aimed to refine the signaling defect in this syndrome.

Design and Methods

We report an extended study of 23 pediatric and adult patients suffering from thrombocytopenia with absent radii syndrome in order to scrutinize thrombopoietin signal transduction by immunoblotting and gel electrophoretic shift assays. In addition, platelet immunotyping and reactivity were analyzed by flow cytometry. Results were correlated with clinical data including age and platelet counts.

Results

Two distinct signaling patterns were identified. Juvenile patients showed abrogated thrombopoietin signaling (pattern #1), which is restored in adults (pattern #2). Phosphorylated Jak2 was indicative of activation of STAT1, 3 and 5, Tyk2, ERK, and Akt, showing its pivotal role in distinct thrombopoietin-dependent pathways. Jak2 cDNA was not mutated and the thrombopoietin receptor was present on platelets. All platelets of patients expressed normal levels of CD41/61, CD49b, and CD49f receptors, while CD42a/b and CD29 were slightly reduced and the fibronectin receptor CD49e markedly reduced. Lysosomal granule release in response to thrombin receptor activating peptide was diminished.

Conclusions

We show a combined defect of platelet production and function in thrombocytopenia with absent radii syndrome. The rise in platelets that most patients have during the first years of life preceded the restored thrombopoietin signaling detected at a much later age, implying that these events are uncoupled and that an unknown factor mediates the improvement of platelet production.
Keywords:thrombocytopenia absent radii syndrome   thrombopoietin   platelets   therapy
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