Journal article
Thrombocytopenic Platelet Disorders
Abstract
Thrombocytopenia is a common problem with diverse congenital and acquired causes. Several factors have been identified to be important for the production of platelets and platelet counts, including stem cell factor, thrombopoietin (THPO), and the THPO receptor, MPL.1 Additionally, the findings from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) suggest that additional factors encoded by genes located on chromosomes 6p21.3, 7q22.3, 9p24.1–p24.3, and …
Authors
Hayward CPM; Bunimov N
Journal
Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Vol. 37, No. 06, pp. 617–620
Publisher
Thieme
Publication Date
September 2011
DOI
10.1055/s-0031-1291371
ISSN
0094-6176