title: Genetic linkage of Kozak sequence polymorphism of the platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha with human platelet antigen-2 and variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism, and its relationship with coronary artery disease.
abstract: The -5 C/T polymorphism of platelet glycoprotein (GP) Ib alpha is a major determinant of the level of GP Ib/V/IX complex surface expression. We investigated the frequency of this polymorphism among Asian populations. The gene frequencies of cytosine (C) in this polymorphism were 0.283 and 0.219 in Japanese and Korean populations respectively. The C allele is linked with human platelet antigen (HPA)-2a and smaller types of variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR). A novel allele, C-HPA-2a-D of VNTR, was found. No association was observed between these alleles and coronary artery disease in this case-control study. The clinical relevance of this polymorphism in the thrombotic status remains undetermined.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagno, Japan. fumishi@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimodaira
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiyosawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007723:Korea; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D019038:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet; D019038:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex