Article
P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 VNTR polymorphisms and risk of thrombosis in the antiphospholipid syndrome.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Oct 2007
Diz-Kucukkaya Reyhan, Inanc Murat, Afshar-Kharghan Vahid, Zhang Q Ed, López José A, Pekcelen Yuksel
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLA) have been shown to enhance thrombus formation by increasing the expression of adhesive receptors such as P-selectin on endothelial cells. The P-selectin counter-receptor on leucocytes is P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1). We have previously described a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism in the mucin-like region of PSGL-1, with three...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Middle Aged
