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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: new insights into the impact of the FcgammaRIIa-R-H131 polymorphism.
Blood - 1 Sept 1998
Carlsson L E, Santoso S, Baurichter G, Kroll H, Papenberg S, Eichler P, Westerdaal N A, Kiefel V, van de Winkel J G, Greinacher A
Abstract excerpt
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a severe complication of heparin treatment, can be associated with new thrombotic complications. HIT antibodies activate platelets via the platelet Fcgamma-receptor (FcgammaRIIa), which carries a functionally relevant polymorphism (FcgammaRIIa-R-H131). The effect of this polymorphism on the clinical manifestations of HIT is controversial. We determined prospectively the...
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