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Polymorphism of platelet glycoprotein IIb and risk of thrombosis and restenosis after coronary stent placement.
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Nov 1999
Böttiger C, Kastrati A, Koch W, Mehilli J, von Beckerath N, Dirschinger J, Gawaz M, Schömig A
Abstract excerpt
Both glycoprotein (GP) IIb and IIIa of platelet fibrinogen receptor are polymorphic proteins. Unlike GPIIIa, there is little information about the clinical significance of the GPIIb polymorphism. We designed this prospective study to assess whether patients with the human platelet antigen (HPA)-3 polymorphism of GPIIb are more susceptible to developing thrombosis and restenosis after coronary stent placement. We...
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