title: Increased prevalence of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Leu33Pro polymorphism in term infants with grade I intracranial haemorrhage.
abstract: The prevalence rates of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Leu33Pro allele (PLA2), and factor V G1691A Leiden mutation were determined in 109 appropriate for gestational age neonates with grade I intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) and in 118 IVH-free control infants. The PLA2 allele frequency was 16.4 % in the group of full-term infants with grade I IVH, while it was 9.5 % in the relevant controls (p < 0.005); there was no difference in the PLA allele frequencies on comparing the IVH affected (8.34 %) and unaffected (9.2 %) premature infants. By contrast, the factor V Leiden allele frequency was increased only in the subgroup of premature infants with grade I IVH as compared with the appropriate premature controls (9.25 % vs. 3.34 %, respectively, p < 0.005). These data suggest that besides the factor V Leiden mutation, the PLA2 allele, which has already been suggested to have a role in neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia and certain subtypes of adult stroke, can have significance in the development of the events of IVH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics and Child Development, University of Pécs, Szigeti u. 12, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Havasi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komlósi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bene
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Melegh
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005165:Factor V / Q000235:genetics*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000235:genetics*; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D005165:Factor V