[Case of Pelger-Huet anomaly in its exceptional homozygotic variant]

Minerva Med. 1978 Mar 3;69(11):697-700.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

After briefly recalling the cytomorphological aspects of Pelger-Huet anomaly, its statistical occurrence, the modalities of hereditary transmission and its differentiation from pseudo-Pelger, a case of the homozygotic variant is reported. The practical and theoretical importance of the anomaly is commented on briefly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cell Nucleus / physiology
  • Child
  • Genotype
  • Homozygote*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neutrophils / physiology
  • Pelger-Huet Anomaly / blood
  • Pelger-Huet Anomaly / genetics*