# First person – Liang Zheng

## TL;DR

Liang Zheng discusses his research on modeling a genetic mutation linked to low platelet count.

## Contribution

The study introduces a model for ANKRD26 5′-UTR mutation-related thrombocytopenia.

## Key findings

- A model was developed to study ANKRD26 mutations causing thrombocytopenia.
- The research contributes to understanding the molecular basis of platelet disorders.

## Abstract

First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Liang Zheng is first author on ‘
Modeling ANKRD26 5′-UTR mutation-related thrombocytopenia’, published in DMM. Liang is an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA, investigating the molecular mechanisms of thrombosis and hemostasis.