Table 4

Genetic Characterization of Inherited Platelet Disorders

DiseaseGene(s)Affected protein(s)Megakaryocyte/platelet functionReference
Glanzmann thrombasthenia ITGA2B Integrin αIIb Binding to fibrinogen or VWF 75,81 
ITGB3 Integrin β3 
Bernard-Soulier syndrome GP1BA Glycoprotein Ibα Binding to VWF or thrombin 82 
GPIBB Glycoprotein Ibβ 
GP9 Glycoprotein IX 
Gray platelet syndrome NBEAL2 Neurobeachin-like protein 2 Vesicular trafficking; platelet α granule development 88-90 
Familial platelet disorder with a predisposition to AML RUNX1 Runt-related transcription factor 1 Transcription factor involved in megakaryocyte differentiation 86,87 
Thrombocytopenia 2 ANKRD26 Ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 26 Unknown 91,92 
Thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome RBM8A RNA-binding protein 8A Unknown 93 
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome WAS Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein Actin cytoskeleton organization and signaling 74 
Chediak-Higashi syndrome LYST Lysosomal-trafficking regulator Lysosomal trafficking 77 
MYH9-related disease MYH9 Myosin heavy chain 9 Proplatelet formation 77,78 
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome AP3B1 AP-3 complex subunit β-1  79 
BLOC1S3 Biogenesis of lysosomal-related organelles complex Formation of lysosomal-related organelles 
BLOC1S6   
DTNBP1   
HPS1   
HPS3   
HPS4   
HPS5   
HPS6   
HPS7   
HPS8   
HPS9   
DiseaseGene(s)Affected protein(s)Megakaryocyte/platelet functionReference
Glanzmann thrombasthenia ITGA2B Integrin αIIb Binding to fibrinogen or VWF 75,81 
ITGB3 Integrin β3 
Bernard-Soulier syndrome GP1BA Glycoprotein Ibα Binding to VWF or thrombin 82 
GPIBB Glycoprotein Ibβ 
GP9 Glycoprotein IX 
Gray platelet syndrome NBEAL2 Neurobeachin-like protein 2 Vesicular trafficking; platelet α granule development 88-90 
Familial platelet disorder with a predisposition to AML RUNX1 Runt-related transcription factor 1 Transcription factor involved in megakaryocyte differentiation 86,87 
Thrombocytopenia 2 ANKRD26 Ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 26 Unknown 91,92 
Thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome RBM8A RNA-binding protein 8A Unknown 93 
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome WAS Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein Actin cytoskeleton organization and signaling 74 
Chediak-Higashi syndrome LYST Lysosomal-trafficking regulator Lysosomal trafficking 77 
MYH9-related disease MYH9 Myosin heavy chain 9 Proplatelet formation 77,78 
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome AP3B1 AP-3 complex subunit β-1  79 
BLOC1S3 Biogenesis of lysosomal-related organelles complex Formation of lysosomal-related organelles 
BLOC1S6   
DTNBP1   
HPS1   
HPS3   
HPS4   
HPS5   
HPS6   
HPS7   
HPS8   
HPS9   
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