Article
Heritability of platelet function in families with premature coronary artery disease.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Aug 2007
Bray P F, Mathias R A, Faraday N, Yanek L R, Fallin M D, Herrera-Galeano J E, Wilson A F, Becker L C, Becker D M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Variations in platelet function among individuals may be related to differences in platelet-related genes. The major goal of our study was to estimate the contribution of inheritance to the variability in platelet function in unaffected individuals from white and African American families with premature coronary artery disease. METHODS: Platelet reactivity, in the absence of antiplatelet agents, was...
Topics
- Adult
- Blood Platelets
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Family Health
- Female
- Fibrinogen
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Platelet Aggregation
