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Glycoprotein Ib-alpha Kozak polymorphism in ischemic stroke.
Neurological research - 1 Jan 2012
Esen Fatma Inci, Hancer Veysel Sabri, Küçükkaya Reyhan Diz, Yeşilot Nilüfer, Coban Oğuzhan, Bahar Sara, Tuncay Rezzan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, a T/C polymorphism in the Kozak sequence of glycoprotein Ib-alpha (GPIb-alpha) gene at position -5 from the initiator ATG codons, has been identified. The presence of -5C allele increases the surface expression of GPIb-IX-V complex in a gene dosage-dependent manner. It has been suggested that higher receptor levels might increase the adhesiveness of the platelets and confer risk for...
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