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Acquired mutations in PIGA gene gives rise to:

A
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
B
Hereditary Spherocytosis
C
Isoimmune hemolytic anemia
D
Fanconi’s anemia
High-Yield Explanation
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a hemolytic anemia that stems from acquired mutations in PIGA, a gene required for the synthesis of phosphatidylinositol glycan (PIG), which serves as a membrane anchor for many proteins. Because PIGA is X-linked, normal cells have only one active PIGA gene, a mutation of which is sufficient to cause PIGA deficiency. Robin’s Textbook of pathology 10th ed Page 450

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