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Association of the platelet glycoprotein receptor IIIa (PlA1/PlA1) genotype with coronary artery disease in Arabs.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2004
Abu-Amero Khaled K, Wyngaard Carol A, Dzimiri Nduna
Abstract excerpt
The PlA2 allele (heterozygotes or homozygotes) resulting from a genetic polymorphism in the glycoprotein IIIa gene has been proposed as a potential genetic factor linked to platelet hyperaggregability and increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Such an association could only be established in some ethnic groups. There were no previous reports investigating the distribution of this allele and its possible...
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