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Dimorphism in the P2Y1 ADP receptor gene is associated with increased platelet activation response to ADP.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jan 2005
Hetherington Simon L, Singh Ravi K, Lodwick David, Thompson John R, Goodall Alison H, Samani Nilesh J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The platelet ADP receptors P2Y1 and P2Y12 play a pivotal role in platelet aggregation. There is marked interindividual variation in platelet response to ADP. We studied whether genetic variants in the P2Y1 or P2Y12 genes affect platelet response to ADP. METHODS AND RESULTS: The P2Y1 and P2Y12 genes were screened for polymorphisms. Associations between selected polymorphisms and the platelet response to...
Topics
- Adenosine Diphosphate
- Adult
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
- Middle Aged
- Platelet Activation
- Platelet Aggregation
