A mutation in the canine Kindlin-3 gene associated with increased bleeding risk and susceptibility to infections

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 475-477

  Boudreaux, Mary K ^a   Wardrop, K Jane ^b   Kiklevich, Veronika ^c   Felsburg, Peter ^d   Snekvik, Kevin ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c San Antonio Veterinary Referral Specialists   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIACYLGLYCEROL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; PROTEIN;

BLEEDING; CELL FUNCTION; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KINDLIN 3 GENE; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE ADHESION DEFICIENCY; LEUKOCYTE ADHESION DEFICIENCY III; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; THROMBOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEMORRHAGE; INFECTION; MUTATION;

EID: 75749131108     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-09-0571     Document Type: Letter

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