Frequency of PAR4 Ala120Thr variant associated with platelet reactivity significantly varies across sub-Saharan African populations

Blood. 2018 Nov 8;132(19):2103-2106. doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-05-852335. Epub 2018 Aug 24.

Authors

Menikae K Heenkenda¹, Tomas L Lindahl¹, Abdimajid Osman¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Chemistry and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.

Abstract

Publisher's Note: There is a Blood Commentary on this article in this issue.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Black People / genetics
Gene Frequency*
Genotype
Humans
Platelet Activation
Point Mutation*
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
Receptors, Thrombin / genetics*
Somalia

Substances

Receptors, Thrombin
protease-activated receptor 4