Article
Mutation in the gene encoding the alpha chain of platelet glycoprotein Ib in platelet-type von Willebrand disease.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Jun 1991
Miller J L, Cunningham D, Lyle V A, Finch C N
Abstract excerpt
Platelet-type von Willebrand disease (PT-vWD) is an autosomal dominant bleeding disorder characterized by abnormally enhanced binding of von Willebrand factor (vWF) by patient platelets. Although the platelet glycoprotein (GP) Ib/IX complex is known to constitute the platelet's ristocetin-dependent receptor for vWF, a unique structural abnormality within this complex has not previously been identified in PT-vWD....
Topics
- Alleles
- Antisense Elements (Genetics)
- Base Sequence
- Blood Platelets
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA
- Female
- Genes
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Macromolecular Substances
