What is it about?
Platelets are tiny cell fragments that help blood to clot. Some people have defects in these platelets that are hard to identify. We showed that by using new "super-resolution" microscopes we could easily tell "normal" platelets from "defective" ones.
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Why is it important?
There are many different blood clotting disorders. While it's easy to measure blood clotting, it can be difficult to identify the specific disorder a patient is suffering from. This new approach could be used in diagnosis and also to better understand the differences among these disorders.
Perspectives
Super-resolution light microscopy has made a big impact in the research lab, but this is one of the first potential clinical applications.
Alex Knight
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This page is a summary of: Super-resolution microscopy in the diagnosis of platelet granule disorders, Expert Review of Hematology, April 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2017.1315302.
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