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In medicine, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa, also gpIIb/IIIa, is an integrin found on platelets. Calcium-dependent association of gpIIb and gpIIIa is required for normal platelet aggregation and endothelial adherence.[1][2]
[edit] Pathology
Defects in glycoprotein IIb/IIIa causes Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.[3]
[edit] Medicine
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors can be used to prevent blood clots in an effort to decrease the risk of heart attack or stroke.
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[edit] References
- ^ Calvete JJ (1995). "On the structure and function of platelet integrin alpha IIb beta 3, the fibrinogen receptor". Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 208 (4): 346–60. PMID 7535429.
- ^ Shattil SJ (1999). "Signaling through platelet integrin alpha IIb beta 3: inside-out, outside-in, and sideways". Thromb. Haemost. 82 (2): 318–25. PMID 10605720.
- ^ Bellucci S, Caen J (2002). "Molecular basis of Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia and current strategies in treatment". Blood Rev. 16 (3): 193–202. doi:10.1016/S0268-960X(02)00030-9. PMID 12163005.
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