Incidence of the Nak(a)‐negative platelet phenotype in African Americans is similar to that of Asians
- 1 April 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 36 (4), 331-334
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.1996.36496226147.x
Abstract
Background: About 5 to 10 percent of Asians have platelets that lack the major membrane glycoprotein (GP) IV (CD36, GPIIIb) that carries the isoantigen Naka. The GPIV‐negative platelet phenotype is e...Keywords
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