This Article Abstract Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Request Permissions Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Feng, D. Articles by Tofler, G. H. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Feng, D. Articles by Tofler, G. H. Related Collections Fibrinogen/fibrin Aggregation Genetics of cardiovascular disease

(Circulation. 2001;104:140.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.

Clinical Investigation and Reports

Platelet Glycoprotein IIIa Pl^A Polymorphism, Fibrinogen, and Platelet Aggregability

The Framingham Heart Study

DaLi Feng, MD; Klaus Lindpaintner, MD; Martin G. Larson, SD; Christopher J. O’Donnell, MD; Izabella Lipinska, PhD; Patrice A. Sutherland, BS; Murray Mittleman, MD; James E. Muller, MD; Ralph B. D’Agostino, PhD; Daniel Levy, MD; Geoffrey H. Tofler, MD

From the Institute for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (D.F., I.L., M.M.), the Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (K.L.), the Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (C.J.O., J.E.M.), and the Statistics and Consulting Unit, Department of Mathematics, Boston University (R.B.D.), Boston, Mass; the Framingham Heart Study, the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (M.G.L., C.J.O., P.A.S., D.L.), Framingham, Mass; and the Royal North Shore Hospital (G.H.T.), Sydney, Australia.

Correspondence to DaLi Feng, MD, Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55th Fruit Street, Bulfinch 106, Boston, MA 02114. E-mail dfeng2{at}caregroup.harvard.edu

	Abstract

Top Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion References

 
Background—— Recent data suggest that the Pl^A2 allele of the platelet glycoprotein IIIa receptor may be a genetic risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We previously reported that the Pl^A2 allele was associated with increased platelet aggregability, as indicated by lower epinephrine threshold concentrations. Paradoxically, however, it has been reported that Pl^A2-positive platelets have reduced fibrinogen binding. Because fibrinogen mediates platelet aggregability, we hypothesized that plasma fibrinogen levels may interact with Pl^A genotype in modulating platelet aggregability.

Methods and Results—— Glycoprotein IIIa Pl^A genotype, fibrinogen level, and platelet aggregability were ascertained in 1340 subjects enrolled into the Framingham Offspring Study. Platelet aggregability was evaluated by the Born method. Higher fibrinogen levels were associated with increased epinephrine-induced aggregation (P=0.002) and a trend for ADP-induced aggregation (P=0.07). The fibrinogen effect was genotype specific, however, in that the increase in platelet aggregability with higher fibrinogen was present for the Pl^A1/A1 genotype (P=0.0005 and P=0.03 for epinephrine- and ADP-induced aggregation, respectively) but not for the Pl^A2-positive genotype (P>0.90).

Conclusion—— Higher fibrinogen levels were associated with increased platelet aggregability. However, the association between fibrinogen and platelet aggregability was genotype specific. This interaction may be responsible for the conflicting findings regarding Pl^A genotype and platelet aggregability. Further study of this gene-environment interaction may provide insight into cardiovascular disease risk.

Key Words: platelets • genetics • glycoproteins • fibrinogen

	Introduction

Top Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion References

 
Myocardial infarction results from the formation of a platelet-rich thrombus at the site of a ruptured coronary atherosclerotic plaque. The platelet surface receptor glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GP IIb/IIIa) plays a key role in the formation of such thrombi by binding with fibrinogen and other ligands, including von Willebrand factor (vWF). The importance of the GP IIb/IIIa receptor has been further supported by recent clinical trials in which GP IIb/IIIa antagonists have been shown to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with unstable angina, high-risk coronary angioplasty, and acute myocardial infarction.

Weiss and colleagues¹ first reported that patients with acute coronary syndromes were more likely to carry the Pl^A2 variant of the GP IIIa receptor than were controls. The risk associated with Pl^A2 was especially high for those aged 60 years at the time of infarction. Recently Walter and colleagues ² reported that patients with the Pl^A2 variant had an increased risk of coronary stent thrombosis compared with Pl^A1-homozygous individuals. In addition, Pl^A2 has been associated with restenosis after coronary stent placement.³ However, an association between the Pl^A2 and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has not been a consistent finding.^4–10

Recently, we found that the presence of the Pl^A2 variant was associated with increased platelet aggregability as indicated by a lower epinephrine threshold concentration.¹¹ There was also a trend toward Pl^A2 being associated with a decreased threshold concentration for ADP, which was directionally consistent with the results seen with epinephrine-induced aggregation.¹¹ Similar results have been reported with thrombin receptor-activating peptide.^12,13 Paradoxically, however, Goldschmidt-Clermont et al¹⁴ showed that platelets with the Pl^A2 variant bound less exogenous fibrinogen than did the Pl ^A1-homozygous platelets when stimulated with ADP. Fibrinogen mediates platelet aggregation by binding to GP IIb/IIIa, and fibrinogen levels influence platelet aggregability. ^15–17 In addition, vWF is a glycoprotein that mediates platelet adhesion by binding with platelet surface receptor GP Ib/IX. This receptor is particularly important in hemostasis and thrombosis at high shear rate. vWF also binds with the platelet GP IIb/IIIa receptor, mediating platelet aggregation. In the current study, we hypothesized that platelet GP IIIa Pl^A genotypes may interact with plasma fibrinogen in modulating platelet aggregability. We also evaluated whether plasma vWF levels were associated with platelet aggregability, and if so, whether Pl^A genotypes may interact with vWF levels in modulating platelet aggregability.

	Methods

Top Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion References

 
Study Population
The study subjects were members of the Framingham Offspring Study, a long-term, prospective evaluation of risk factors for CVD. The study was approved by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center institutional review committee, and all subjects signed a written informed consent form. The design and methodology of the Framingham Offspring Study have been described in detail elsewhere.¹⁸ The participants are natural or adopted children of the original Framingham Heart Study subjects. For this study, we collected data from consecutive subjects examined between April 3, 1991, and June 29, 1995, during the fifth Offspring Study examination cycle. Of the 3799 subjects who attended examination cycle 5, blood samples were collected from 3286 subjects for platelet aggregation analysis. For the present analysis, we excluded subjects who were not members of a sibship (n=1298) because linkage analysis was also performed.¹¹ We also excluded subjects who were receiving an anticoagulant, aspirin, or other antiplatelet drug (n=536), subjects in whom genotyping could not be successfully accomplished (n=30), and subjects in whom fibrinogen levels were not measured (n=82). A total of 1340 subjects fulfilled all inclusion criteria.

Determination of Platelet Aggregability, Fibrinogen, and vWF Levels
Blood samples were obtained in the morning to avoid circadian variation in platelet aggregability.¹⁹ Blood was drawn in 3.8% sodium citrate solution (9:1 vol/vol). Platelet-rich plasma was separated by centrifugation for 10 minutes at 160g. Platelet aggregation was measured according to the method of Born. ²⁰ The aggregation agents tested were epinephrine and ADP in varying concentrations (0.01 to 30 µmol/L) and a fixed concentration of arachidonic acid (1.6 µmol/L). The lowest concentrations of ADP and epinephrine required to produce a biphasic response with >50% aggregation (threshold concentration) were determined. Therefore, a lower threshold concentration indicates an increase in platelet aggregability.

Blood for fibrinogen was drawn into 3.8% sodium citrate (9:1, vol/vol), and blood for vWF was collected in EDTA. Plasma was separated by centrifugation for 20 minutes at 2000g and stored at -80°C for later analysis. Fibrinogen was determined by the Clauss method. vWF antigen was measured by ELISA. The intra-assay coefficients of variation for fibrinogen and vWF in our laboratory were 2.6% and 8.8%, respectively, and the inter-assay coefficients of variation were 4.7% and 10.6%, respectively.

Genotyping
Detailed methods have been reported previously.^11,21 Polymerase chain reaction results were scored without knowledge of platelet aggregation results. Genotyping was successful in 97% of the samples.

Statistical Analysis
Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared by Student’s t tests or ² tests between genotype groups defined by the presence or absence of the Pl^A2 allele. Observed genotype frequencies were compared with the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium prediction, also using ² tests. Data on epinephrine and ADP threshold concentrations were log-transformed. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze platelet aggregability, adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, diabetes, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and estrogen replacement status, together with the presence or absence of the Pl^A2 allele and fibrinogen quartile (determined separately for each sex).^22,23 Generalized estimating equation algorithms were used to correct for intra-family correlation.²⁴ Data on platelet aggregation were expressed as geometric mean±95% CI.

	Results

Top Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion References

 
Subject Characteristics
The characteristics of the study subjects are shown in Table 1. Subject characteristics with and without the Pl^A2 allele were quite similar, with the exception that cigarette smoking was slightly less common among the Pl^A2-positive genotype subjects (16% versus 20%, P=0.04). Fibrinogen levels were also similar between the 2 groups. The allele frequencies of Pl^A1 and Pl^A2 were 0.85 and 0.15, respectively. Genotype frequencies were 71.7% for Pl^A1-homozygous, 25.8% for the Pl^A1/A2 genotype, and 2.5% for the Pl^A2-homozygous. The genotype frequencies are in accord with the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P=0.65).

View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 1. Sample Characteristics

Plasma Fibrinogen Levels and Platelet Aggregability
Increased plasma fibrinogen levels were associated with incrementally increased platelet aggregability for epinephrine-induced aggregation and a trend for ADP-induced aggregation, as indicated by decreases in the threshold concentrations for epinephrine and ADP (P=0.002 and 0.07, respectively) (Table 2), after adjusting for covariates and the presence of Pl^A2 allele.

View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 2. Effect of Plasma Fibrinogen Levels on Platelet Aggregability

Interaction Between Plasma Fibrinogen and Pl ^A Genotype on Platelet Aggregability
The threshold concentrations for epinephrine-stimulated aggregation decreased with higher fibrinogen levels among the Pl^A1-homozygous subjects, with mean epinephrine threshold concentrations of 1.11 (range, 0.95 to 1.30) µmol/L in the lowest fibrinogen quartile, 1.02 (0.87 to 1.19) µmol/L in the second quartile, 0.85 (0.72 to 1.00) µmol/L in the third quartile, and 0.72 (0.60 to 0.86) µmol/L in the highest fibrinogen quartile (trend P=0.0005) (Figure 1). However, the threshold concentrations were not related to fibrinogen levels among the Pl^A2-positive genotype, with respective mean epinephrine threshold concentrations of 0.67 (0.52 to 0.86) µmol/L, 0.81 (0.63 to 1.04) µmol/L, 0.80 (0.62 to 1.05) µmol/L, and 0.63 (0.48 to 0.83) µmol/L (trend P=0.91). The interaction term describing the fibrinogen-related alterations in epinephrine threshold concentrations between genotypes was of borderline statistical significance (P=0.06, multivariate analyses).

View larger version (34K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. The epinephrine threshold concentration (conc) fell with higher fibrinogen levels among the PlA1-homozygous (trend P=0.0005). However, the threshold concentration was not related to fibrinogen level among the PlA2-positive genotype (trend P=0.91). The association between epinephrine-induced aggregation and fibrinogen levels tended to be genotype specific (P=0.06) for the interaction term.

For ADP-induced aggregation, the threshold concentrations also decreased with increased fibrinogen levels in the Pl^A1-homozygous group, with ADP threshold concentrations of 3.20 (range, 3.02 to 3.39) µmol/L, 3.18 (3.01 to 3.37) µmol/L, 2.97 (2.80 to 3.16) µmol/L, and 2.89 (2.70 to 3.09) µmol/L from the lowest quartile to the highest quartile (trend P=0.03) (Figure 2). As seen with epinephrine-induced platelet aggregation, there was no relation found between fibrinogen level and ADP threshold concentration in the subjects with Pl^A2-positive genotype. The respective ADP threshold concentrations were 2.83 (2.58 to 3.10) µmol/L, 2.97 (2.71 to 3.26) µmol/L, 3.17 (2.87 to 3.49) µmol/L, and 2.88 (2.61 to 3.19) µmol/L (trend P=0.97). The interaction term assessing fibrinogen-related differences in ADP-induced aggregation between genotypes was statistically significant (P=0.05, multivariate analyses).

View larger version (26K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. The ADP threshold concentration (conc) fell with higher fibrinogen levels among the PlA1-homozygous (trend P=0.03). However, the threshold concentration was not related to fibrinogen level among the PlA2-positive genotype (trend P=0.97). The interaction term assessing fibrinogen-related differences in ADP-induced aggregation between genotypes was statistically significant (P=0.05).

Similar results were obtained when we analyzed the relation between fibrinogen levels and platelet aggregability and the interaction between fibrinogen and Pl^A genotype on platelet aggregability with fibrinogen as a continuous variable (data not shown).

Platelet aggregation thresholds were modestly but statistically significantly correlated between siblings for epinephrine threshold concentration (r=0.245, P<0.0001) and for ADP threshold concentration (r=0.235, P<0.0001). We obtained very similar results for the regression interaction terms relating Pl^A genotype with fibrinogen quartile to aggregation thresholds whether the sibship information was included or excluded (data not shown).

There was no significant association between plasma vWF antigen levels and platelet aggregation induced by ADP or epinephrine (P=0.70 and 0.96, respectively; multivariate analyses). Furthermore, vWF did not modify the association between the Pl^A genotype and platelet aggregability (data not shown).

	Discussion

Top Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion References

 
In a prior Framingham Heart Study investigation,¹¹ we reported that the Pl^A2 allele of the platelet GP IIIa receptor was associated with increased platelet aggregability. In this investigation, we found that higher fibrinogen levels were associated with increased platelet aggregability. In addition, there was an interaction between the Pl^A genotype and fibrinogen levels such that the association of greater platelet aggregability with increased fibrinogen levels was significant for the Pl^A1/A1 genotype but not for the Pl^A2-positive genotype. Despite these differences, subjects with the Pl^A2-positive genotype had an overall higher platelet aggregability compared with the Pl^A1-homozygous subjects.

Studies of twins suggest an important pathogenic role for genetic factors in the pathogenesis of CVD.²⁵ Although a small proportion of CVD can be attributed to a single gene defect, the nature of additional contributing genetic factors and their interaction with environmental factors remains largely unknown. Because platelets play a central role in acute CVD, it is possible that inherited platelet receptor variants and their interaction with environmental factors may contribute to the onset of CVD.

GP IIIa Polymorphism, Fibrinogen, and Platelet Aggregability
Platelet GP IIb/IIIa is the most abundant platelet receptor.²⁶ The receptor is highly polymorphic and has long been recognized as having alloantigens, which cause immune-mediated platelet destruction. We found that one variant of these polymorphisms, the Pl^A2 allele, was associated with heightened platelet aggregability as indicated by a lower epinephrine threshold concentration.¹¹ Although these findings were supported by studies with thrombin receptor–activating peptide (TRAP)^12,13 and ADP, ²⁷ the association between the Pl^A2 and increased platelet aggregability has not been consistent. For example, Lasne et al²⁸ found that platelets of Pl^A2-positive genotype needed higher concentrations of TRAP to induce platelet dense granule secretion. Goldschmidt-Clermont et al¹⁴ quantified exogenous fibrinogen binding to platelets of different genotypes. Paradoxically, these investigators found that platelets with the Pl^A2 allele bound less exogenous fibrinogen than did platelets that were homozygous for Pl^A1. However, using the same method, Meiklejohn et al ²⁹ found that the percentage of platelets positive for fibrinogen binding was similar among the Pl^A2-positive platelets and the Pl^A1-homozygous platelets.

The reason for the difference in platelet reactivity associated with the Pl^A genotype among the various studies is uncertain. The difference is not caused by altered platelet receptor density.^27,30 One possible explanation is that the mild platelet aggregability change produced by the genetic variation could be masked when a large fixed concentration of agonist is used.²⁹ In addition, studies with small sample sizes may not have the power to detect differences.³¹ In comparison, in our large sample, we titrated the platelet agonists to obtain threshold concentration.¹¹

In the present study, increased plasma fibrinogen levels in the physiological range were associated with increases in platelet aggregability as indicated by reductions of epinephrine and ADP threshold concentrations. Prior studies similarly reported that an increase of fibrinogen either in the physiological range in the plasma or added extrinsically was associated with a reduction of the median effective dose of ADP.^15,16 These findings are consistent with fibrinogen’s role as ligand for the GP IIb/IIIa receptor. In addition, increased fibrinogen concentrations have also been shown to enhance ADP- and TRAP-induced platelet P-selectin expression.³² It is therefore possible that platelet reactivity associated with the Pl^A polymorphism may be modulated by plasma fibrinogen levels.

Plasma Fibrinogen Levels Interact With Pl^A Polymorphism on Platelet Aggregability
Our results show an interaction between the Pl^A genotype and fibrinogen levels on platelet aggregability such that the enhanced platelet aggregability with increased fibrinogen levels were observed in the Pl^A1/A1 genotype but not in the Pl^A2-positive genotype. However, the Pl^A2-positive genotype still had an overall higher platelet aggregability compared with the Pl^A1-homozygous even though the Pl^A2-positive genotype platelets bind a smaller ¹⁴ or a similar²⁹ amount of exogenous fibrinogen with the GP IIb/IIIa receptor than do the Pl^A1/A1 platelets. Our findings partially explain the conflicting findings regarding the Pl^A2 allele and platelet function.^{11–14,27–29,31} Plasma fibrinogen level should be taken into account when platelet reactivity studies are interpreted because fibrinogen level is an important determinant for platelet reactivity and a modulator of platelet aggregability associated with the Pl^A genotype.^15,16,32

The mechanism for this interaction is unknown. The Pl^A antigen system is not in the 2 putative RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp)-binding regions of the GP IIIa (Pl^A1 is a leucine and Pl^A2 a proline at amino acid position 33). However, according to Calvete,³³ the Pl^A system could be brought into immediate proximity with the binding regions by 2 disulfide bonds. Because of the unique structure of proline and its propensity for inducing conformational change, the amino acid substitution could influence the affinity of GP IIb/IIIa receptor for fibrinogen. Thus, the platelet with the Pl^A2 variant might have an increased binding with endogenous plasma fibrinogen at basal conditions. If that is the case, fewer GP IIb/IIIa receptors will be available for exogenous fibrinogen after being stimulated as reported by Goldschmidt-Clermont et al.¹⁴ Further study of endogenous and exogenous fibrinogen binding is needed to test the hypotheses. Alternatively, platelets with the Pl^A2 allele may have intrinsically increased aggregability as indicated by a lower epinephrine threshold concentration and therefore may be less dependent on plasma fibrinogen levels to achieve a similar degree of platelet aggregation as measured by the Born method.^11–13

Strengths and Limitations of the Study
In a large number of subjects, we obtained genotype status, fibrinogen levels, and platelet aggregability data to evaluate the relation between the Pl^A genotype and platelet aggregability and the interaction between the genotype and fibrinogen on platelet aggregability. A detailed risk factor profile was collected and adjusted for potential confounders. However, this cross-sectional study had several limitations. First, our analysis was based on the subset of Framingham subjects in whom both genotype and phenotype data were available. However, the genotype distribution and subject characteristics were similar among subjects excluded from analysis or included in the present analysis (data not shown). Second, we used an in vitro method to evaluate the relation between the Pl^A polymorphism, fibrinogen levels, and platelet aggregability. The in vivo significance of our in vitro findings and their clinical relevance need to be evaluated further. Finally, we used epinephrine and ADP threshold concentrations to determine platelet aggregability. Many different methods and parameters have been used to evaluate platelet aggregability, which may influence the results. For example, in one study,¹⁷ increased fibrinogen concentrations led to increased platelet fibrinogen bonding but reduced aggregation velocity. Meade et al¹⁵ found that increased fibrinogen levels were associated with a reduced median effective dose of ADP, a finding similar to our current result, indicating increased platelet aggregability. However, they also reported that increased fibrinogen was associated with a lower maximal response when higher ADP concentration was used, suggesting decreased aggregability.

Implications of the Study
We found that increased plasma fibrinogen levels were associated with increased platelet aggregability, although this association was present for the Pl^A1/A1 but not the Pl^A2 genotype. Prospective studies are warranted to examine the combined effect of fibrinogen levels and the Pl^A polymorphism on incidence of CVD. If individuals with the Pl^A2 variant (who have increased platelet aggregability irrespective of fibrinogen levels) or Pl^A1 homozygotes with high fibrinogen levels have a higher incidence of CVD, they may benefit from more aggressive measures for prevention and treatment, including therapy with antiplatelet agents.

	Acknowledgments

 
This study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Ro1-HL48157) to Dr Tofler and by a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Research Development Award (K04-HL-03138-01) to Dr Lindpaintner.

Received August 22, 2000; revision received April 3, 2001; accepted April 17, 2001.

	References

Top Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion References

 
1. Weiss EJ, Bray PF, Tayback M, et al. A polymorphism of a platelet glycoprotein receptor as an inherited risk factor for coronary thrombosis. N Engl J Med. 1996; 334: 1090–1094.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

2. Walter DH, Schachinger V, Elsner M, et al. Platelet glycoprotein IIIa polymorphisms and risk of coronary stent thrombosis. Lancet. 1997; 350: 1217–1219.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

3. Kastrati A, Schömig A, Seyfarth M, et al. PlA polymorphism of platelet glycoprotein IIIa and risk of restenosis after coronary stent placement. Circulation. 1999; 99: 1005–1010.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

4. Carter AM, Ossei-Gerning N, Wilson IJ, et al. Association of the platelet Pl^A polymorphism of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa and the fibrinogen Bß 448 polymorphism with myocardial infarction and extent of coronary artery disease. Circulation. 1997; 96: 1424–1431.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

5. Anderson JL, King GJ, Bair TL, et al. Associations between a polymorphism in the gene encoding glycoprotein IIIa and myocardial infarction or coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1999; 33: 727–733.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

6. Ridker PM, Hennekens CH, Schmitz C, et al. PIA1/A2 polymorphism of platelet glycoprotein IIIa and risks of myocardial infarction, stroke, and venous thrombosis. Lancet. 1997; 349: 385–388.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

7. Herrmann SM, Poirier O, Marques-Vidal P, et al. The Leu33/Pro polymorphism (PlA1/PlA2) of the glycoprotein IIIa (GPIIIa) receptor is not related to myocardial infarction in the ECTIM Study: Etude Cas-Temoins de l’Infarctus du Myocarde. Thromb Haemost. 1997; 77: 1179–1181.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

8. Carlsson LE, Greinacher A, Spitzer C, et al. Polymorphisms of the human platelet antigens HPA-1, HPA-2, HPA-3, and HPA-5 on the platelet receptors for fibrinogen (GPIIb/IIIa), von Willebrand factor (GPIb/IX), and collagen (GPIa/IIa) are not correlated with an increased risk for stroke. Stroke. 1997; 28: 1392–1395.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

9. Samani NJ, Lodwick D. Glycoprotein IIIa polymorphism and risk of myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Res. 1997; 33: 693–697.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

10. Laule M, Cascorbi I, Stangl V, et al. A1/A2 polymorphism of glycoprotein IIIa and association with excess procedural risk for coronary catheter interventions: a case-controlled study. Lancet. 1999; 353: 708–712.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

11. Feng DL, Lindpaintner K, Larson MG, et al. Increased platelet aggregability associated with platelet GPIIIa PlA2 polymorphism: the Framingham Offspring study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1999; 19: 1142–1147.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

12. Cannon CP, Bray PF, Ault K, et al. PlA2 polymorphism of the platelet IIb/IIIa receptor: increased risk of early recurrent ischemic events in acute coronary syndrome, increased platelet aggregability, and effective platelet inhibition by an oral IIb/IIIa inhibitor: results from TIMI12. Circulation. 1998; 98: 171.Abstract.

13. Ripoll L, Kereveur A, Mazoyer E, et al. PlA platelet GPIIb/IIIa polymorphism is associated with increased platelet aggregation and risk of ischemic stroke in the young. Circulation. 1999; 98: I-458.Abstract.

14. Goldschmidt-Clermont PJ, Coleman L, Pham Y, et al. Higher prevalence of GPIIIa PlA2 polymorphism in siblings of patients with premature coronary heart disease. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1999; 123: 1223–1229.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

15. Meade TW, Vickers MV, Thompson SG, et al. Epidemiological characteristics of platelet aggregability. BMJ. 1985; 290: 428–432.

16. Meade TW, Vickers MV, Thompson SG, et al. The effect of physiological levels of fibrinogen on platelet aggregation. Thromb Res. 1985; 38: 527–534.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

17. Landolfi R, De Cristofaro R, De Candia E, et al. Effect of fibrinogen concentration on the velocity of platelet aggregation. Blood. 1991; 78: 377–381.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

18. Kannel WB, Feinleib M, McNamara JR, et al. An investigation of coronary heart disease in families: the Framingham Offspring Study. Am J Epidemiol. 1979; 110: 281–290.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

19. Tofler GH, Brezinski D, Schafer AI, et al. Concurrent morning increase in platelet aggregability and the risk of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. N Engl J Med. 1987; 316: 1514–1518.[Abstract]

20. Born GVR. Aggregation of platelet by adenosine diphosphate and its reversal. Nature. 1964; 194: 927–929.

21. Newman PJ, Derbes RS, Aster RH. The human platelet alloantigens, PlA1 and PlA2, are associated with a leucine33/proline33 amino acid polymorphism in membrane glycoprotein IIIa, and are distinguishable by DNA typing. J Clin Invest. 1989; 83: 1778–1781.

22. Kleinbaum DG, Kupper LL, Muller KE. Applied Regression Analysis and Other Multivariable Methods. Boston, Mass: PWS-Kent Publishing Company; 1988: 718.

23. SAS Institute Inc. GLM procedure and REG procedure. SAS/STAT Software: Changes and Enhancements Through Release 6.11. Cary, NC: SAS Institute, Inc; 1996: 317–324.

24. Liang KY, Zeger SL. Longitudinal data analysis using generalized estimating linear models. Biometrika. 1986; 73: 12–22.

25. Marenberg ME, Risch N, Berkman LF, et al. Genetic susceptibility to death from coronary heart disease in a study of twins. N Engl J Med. 1994; 330: 1041–1046.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

26. Isenberg WM, McEver RP, Phillips DR, et al. The platelet fibrinogen receptor: an immunogold-surface replica study of agonist-induced ligand binding and receptor clustering. J Cell Biol. 1987; 104: 1655–1663.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

27. Goodall AH, Curzen N, Panesar M, et al. Increased binding of fibrinogen to glycoprotein IIIa-proline 33 (HPA-1b, PlA2, Zwb) positive platelets in patients with cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J. 1999; 20: 742–747.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

28. Lasne D, Krenn M, Pingault V, et al. Interdonor variability of platelet response to thrombin receptor activation: influence of PlA2 polymorphism. Br J Haematol. 1997; 99: 801–807.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

29. Meiklejohn DJ, Urbaniak SJ, Greaves M. Platelet glycoprotein IIIa polymorphism HPA 1b (PLA2): no association with platelet fibrinogen binding. Br J Haematol. 1999; 105: 664–666.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

30. Furihata K, Nugent DJ, Bissonette A, et al. On the association of the platelet-specific alloantigen, Pena, with glycoprotein IIIa: evidence for heterogeneity of glycoprotein IIIa. J Clin Invest. 1987; 80: 1624–1630.

31. Corral J, Gonzalez-Conejero R, Rivera J, et al. HPA-1 genotype in arterial thrombosis: role of HPA-1b polymorphism in platelet function. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 1997; 8: 284–290.[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]

32. Schneider DJ, Taatjes DJ, Howard DB, et al. Increased reactivity of platelets induced by fibrinogen independent of its binding to the IIb-IIIa surface glycoprotein: a potential contributor to cardiovascular risk. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1999; 33: 261–266.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

33. Calvete JJ, Henschen A, Gonzalez-Rodriguez J. Assignment of disulphide bonds in human platelet GPIIIa: a disulphide pattern for the beta-subunits of the integrin family. Biochem J. 1991; 274(Pt 1): 63–71.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				L. Ang, V. Palakodeti, A. Khalid, S. Tsimikas, Z. Idrees, P. Tran, P. Clopton, N. Zafar, G. Bromberg-Marin, S. Keramati, et al. Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen and Diabetes Mellitus Are Associated With Lower Inhibition of Platelet Reactivity With Clopidogrel J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., September 23, 2008; 52(13): 1052 - 1059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. Chandrakantan, D. H. McDermott, H. T. Bich Tran, M. Jurewicz, L. Gallon, R. Gaston, E. Milford, and R. Abdi Role of {beta}3 Integrin in Acute Renal Allograft Rejection in Humans Clin. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., November 1, 2007; 2(6): 1268 - 1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. Mahmud, J. J. Cavendish, S. Tsimikas, L. Ang, C. Nguyen, G. Bromberg-Marin, G. Schnyder, S. Keramati, V. Palakodeti, W. F. Penny, et al. Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen Level Predicts Suboptimal Response to Therapy With Both Single- and Double-Bolus Eptifibatide During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., June 5, 2007; 49(22): 2163 - 2171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. N. Bongers, M. P.M. de Maat, M.-L. P.J. van Goor, V. Bhagwanbali, H. H.D.M. van Vliet, E. B. Gomez Garcia, D. W.J. Dippel, and F. W.G. Leebeek High von Willebrand Factor Levels Increase the Risk of First Ischemic Stroke: Influence of ADAMTS13, Inflammation, and Genetic Variability Stroke, November 1, 2006; 37(11): 2672 - 2677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K. V. Vijayan and P. F. Bray Molecular Mechanisms of Prothrombotic Risk Due to Genetic Variations in Platelet Genes: Enhanced Outside-In Signaling Through the Pro33 Variant of Integrin {beta}3. Experimental Biology and Medicine, May 1, 2006; 231(5): 505 - 513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. L. Yee, C. W. Sun, A. L. Bergeron, J.-f. Dong, and P. F. Bray Aggregometry detects platelet hyperreactivity in healthy individuals Blood, October 15, 2005; 106(8): 2723 - 2729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K. Holmberg, M.-L. Persson, M. Uhlen, and J. Odeberg Pyrosequencing Analysis of Thrombosis-Associated Risk Markers Clin. Chem., August 1, 2005; 51(8): 1549 - 1552. [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Mikkelsson, M. Perola, and P. J. Karhunen Genetics of Platelet Glycoprotein Receptors: Risk of Thrombotic Events and Pharmacogenetic Implications Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, April 1, 2005; 11(2): 113 - 125. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S. Tsiara, M. Elisaf, I. A. Jagroop, and D. P. Mikhailidis Platelets as Predictors of Vascular Risk: Is There a Practical Index of Platelet Activity? Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, July 1, 2003; 9(3): 177 - 190. [Abstract] [PDF]

This Article Abstract Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Request Permissions Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Feng, D. Articles by Tofler, G. H. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Feng, D. Articles by Tofler, G. H. Related Collections Fibrinogen/fibrin Aggregation Genetics of cardiovascular disease