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Decreased stability and structural heterogeneity of the residual platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa complex in a variant of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

  • P. W. Modderman*
  • , J. A. van Mourik
  • , W. van Berkel
  • , J. L. Cordell
  • , M. C. Morel
  • , C. Kaplan
  • , W. H. Ouwehand
  • , J. G. Huisman
  • , A. E. G. K. von dem Borne
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Amsterdam
  • University of Oxford
  • Institut national de la transfusion sanguine

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Abstract

A patient is described with a disturbance of platelet function comparable to that in Glanzmann's thrombasthenia. Platelet aggregation and binding of fibrinogen to the patient's platelets were defective and thrombin‐induced clot retraction was absent. The platelet fibrinogen content was only moderately reduced. As measured by monoclonal antibody binding in the presence of divalent cations, the platelets contained about 15% of the normal amount of GPIIb and GPIIIa and only 6% of the normal amount of intact GPIIb/IIIa complex. The residual GPIIb/IIIa complex exhibited a decreased stability as shown by the lack of binding of a complex‐dependent anti‐GPIIb/IIIa antibody to platelets incubated with ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) at 22°C. Crossed immunoelectrophoresis (CIE) in the presence of divalent cations showed partial dissociation of GPIIb/IIIa as well as the presence of two forms of the residual intact GPIIb/IIIa complex. In addition, both CIE in the presence of the EDTA and two‐dimensional sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) gel electrophoresis showed the presence of two forms of GPIIb. This form of thrombasthenia is characterized by a defective platelet function, a marked reduction of GPIIb and GPIIIa, decreased stability of the residual GPIIb/IIIa complex and structural heterogeneity of GPIIb. Copyright © 1989, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)514-521
JournalBritish journal of haematology
Volume73
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1989
Externally publishedYes

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