Kozak sequence polymorphism of the glycoprotein (GP) Ibα gene is a major determinant of the plasma membrane levels of the platelet GP Ib-IX-V complex

Blood

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 186-191

  Afshar Kharghan, Vahid ^a   Li, Chester Q ^a   Khoshnevis Asl, Mohammad ^a   López, José A ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN IB;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; START CODON; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION;

EID: 0033168684     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v94.1.186.413k19_186_191     Document Type: Article

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