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Smoking and the platelet fibrinogen receptor glycoprotein IIb/IIIA PlA1/A2 polymorphism interact in the risk of lacunar stroke and midterm survival.
Stroke - 1 Jan 2007
Oksala Niku K J, Heikkinen Maarit, Mikkelsson Jussi, Pohjasvaara Tarja, Kaste Markku, Erkinjuntti Timo, Karhunen Pekka J
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Smoking, increased fibrinogen levels, and platelet activation are related to the risk of ischemic stroke. The platelet fibrinogen receptor glycoprotein (Gp) IIb/IIIa Pl(A1/A2) polymorphism affects the binding of platelets to fibrinogen and is suggested to interact with smo...
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