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Association between platelet glycoprotein Ibalpha genotype and ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
Stroke - 1 Feb 2000
Sonoda A, Murata M, Ito D, Tanahashi N, Ohta A, Tada Y, Takeshita E, Yoshida T, Saito I, Yamamoto M, Ikeda Y, Fukuuchi Y, Watanabe K
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Platelets play pivotal roles in the development of ischemic cerebrovascular disease (CVD). The platelet glycoprotein (GP) Ib/IX/V complex is a receptor for von Willebrand factor, which plays a major role in the initial phase of platelet activation under high shear stress c...
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