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Integrin, alpha 2 gene C807T polymorphism and risk of ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jan 2007
Nikolopoulos Georgios K, Tsantes Argirios E, Bagos Pantelis G, Travlou Anthi, Vaiopoulos Georgios
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INTRODUCTION: Platelet adhesion to fibrillar collagen via the membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ia/IIa (alpha2beta1), is a crucial event in the pathogenesis of arterial occlusive disorders. The C807T single nucleotide polymorphism of the integrin, alpha 2 (ITGA2) gene has been shown to correlate with th...
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