Article
The influence of platelet glycoprotein polymorphisms on receptor function and risk for thrombosis.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Aug 2002
Kunicki Thomas J, Nugent Diane J
Abstract excerpt
With regard to hemostasis and thrombosis, collagens are among the most important physiologic components of the extracellular matrix in their role as platelet activators. Differences in the rate of platelet activation markedly influence normal hemostasis and the pathological outcome of thrombosis. Thus, collagen receptors, such as the integrin alpha2beta1 and indirectly, GPIb alpha, represent a relatively...
Topics
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Thrombosis
