A peripheral blood smear examination shows many WBCs with many blue-staining round inclusions. Thrombocytopenia with giant platelets is present. What autosomal dominant disease is associated with these findings?

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The blue-staining round inclusions in the WBCs are Döhle bodies, which are characteristic of May-Hegglin anomaly, an autosomal dominant disorder that affects the function and regulation of platelets, causing thrombocytopenia with giant platelets. The Alder-Reilly anomaly is associated with the presence of coarse granules in the cytoplasm of leukocytes, while Chédiak-Higashi anomaly is characterized by giant lysosomal granules in leukocytes and other cells. Megaloblastic anemia is not associated with these findings.

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