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Lack of relationship between the P1A1/P1A2 polymorphism of platelet glycoprotein IIIa and premature myocardial infarction.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 1998
Scaglione L, Bergerone S, Gaschino G, Imazio M, Maccagnani A, Gambino R, Cassader M, Di Leo M, Macchia G, Brusca A, Pagano G, Cavallo-Perin P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The P1A1/P1A2 polymorphism of the platelet glycoprotein IIIa has been variably associated with an increased risk of coronary thrombosis. MATERIALS: We investigated the linkage between the P1A1/P1A2 polymorphism and the risk of myocardial infarction in 98 patients who suffered their first myocardial infarction at the age of 45 years or less and 98 well-matched control subjects without coronary artery...
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