Article
A novel variant in the platelet endothelial aggregation receptor-1 gene is associated with increased platelet aggregability.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Aug 2008
Herrera-Galeano J Enrique, Becker Diane M, Wilson Alexander F, Yanek Lisa R, Bray Paul, Vaidya Dhananjay, Faraday Nauder, Becker Lewis C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Platelet endothelial aggregation receptor-1 (PEAR1) is a recently identified platelet transmembrane protein that becomes activated by platelet contact. We looked for novel genetic variants in PEAR1 and studied their association with agonist-induced native platelet aggregation and with...
Topics
- Adult
- Black or African American
- Aged
- Aspirin
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Platelet Aggregation
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide