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Increased risk of thrombosis in FcγRIIA 131RR patients with HIT due to defective control of platelet activation by plasma IgG2.
Blood - 9 Apr 2015
Rollin Jérôme, Pouplard Claire, Sung Hsueh Cheng, Leroux Dorothée, Saada Armand, Gouilleux-Gruart Valérie, Thibault Gilles, Gruel Yves
Abstract excerpt
Thrombosis results in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) from cellular activation involving Fc receptors. In this study, the FcγRIIA 131RR genotype was found to increase the risk of thrombosis in HIT patients (odds ratio: 5.9; 95% confidence interval: 1.7-20). When platelet aggregation tests...
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