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The largest isoform of platelet membrane glycoprotein Ib alpha is commonly distributed in eastern Asian populations.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Aug 1996
Ishida F, Furihata K, Ishida K, Kodaira H, Han K S, Liu D Z, Kitano K, Kiyosawa K
Abstract excerpt
Platelet membrane glycoprotein Ib alpha has at least two polymorphisms which affect phenotype. One is the dimorphism at codon 145, and the other is a molecular weight polymorphism due to variable numbers of tandem repeats (TR) in the macroglycopeptide region. These two polymorphisms are in linkage disequilibrium. The frequencies of these polymorphisms differ considerably depending on race, and the largest variant...
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