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Platelet membrane glycoprotein polymorphisms do not influence the clinical expressivity of von Willebrand disease type 1.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Dec 2003
Pereira Jaime, Quiroga Teresa, Pereira M Elisa, Morales María, Goycoolea Manuela, Hidalgo Patricia, Prieto Carolina, Mezzano Diego
Abstract excerpt
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is characterized by a significant variation in bleeding symptoms among patients with similar laboratory profiles and equivalent plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF) activities. Considering the recent suggestion that platelet membrane glycoprotein polymorphisms (PltGPs) may play a role as modulators of thromboembolic or haemorrhagic diseases, we investigated the role of...
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