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Results 11 - 20 of 105 for platelets
  1. TBXAS1 gene 
    ... and the clumping (aggregation) of blood cells called platelets at the site of an injury.Studies suggest ... suspect that other molecules involved in vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation may be able to compensate for the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tbxas1 - Genetics
  2. GP9 gene 
    ... found on the surface of small cells called platelets, which circulate in blood and are an essential ... IX-V complex to von Willebrand factor allows platelets to stick to the blood vessel wall at ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/gp9 - Genetics
  3. PAFAH1B1 gene 
    ... is one part (subunit) of a complex called platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 1B (PAFAH1B). This complex regulates the amount of a molecule called platelet activating factor (PAF) in the brain. PAF is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/pafah1b1 - Genetics
  4. Glanzmann thrombasthenia 
    ... This protein is abundant on the surface of platelets. Platelets are small cells that circulate in blood and ... blood clots. During clot formation, integrin αIIbβ3 helps platelets bind together. Blood clots protect the body after ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/glanzmann-thrombasthenia - Genetics
  5. Glycoprotein VI deficiency 
    ... in the outer membrane of blood cells called platelets, which are an essential component of blood clots. ... binding of GPVI to collagen also signals additional platelets to come together to increase the size of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/glycoprotein-vi-deficiency - Genetics
  6. Immune thrombocytopenia 
    ... which is a shortage of blood cells called platelets that are needed for normal blood clotting.Affected ... can be life-threatening. A greater reduction in platelet numbers is often associated with more frequent bleeding ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/immune-thrombocytopenia - Genetics
  7. Essential thrombocythemia 
    ... a condition characterized by an increased number of platelets (thrombocythemia). Platelets (thrombocytes) are blood cells involved in blood clotting. ... symptoms, others develop problems associated with the excess platelets.Abnormal blood clotting (thrombosis) is common in people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/essential-thrombocythemia - Genetics
  8. Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 
    ... in pigment-producing cells (melanocytes), blood-clotting cells (platelets), and lung cells.Mutations in the genes associated ... are caused by the absence of LROs within platelets, which affects the ability of platelets to stick ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/hermansky-pudlak-syndrome - Genetics
  9. Thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome 
    ... shortage (deficiency) of blood cells involved in clotting (platelets). This platelet deficiency (thrombocytopenia) usually appears during infancy and becomes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../thrombocytopenia-absent-radius-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Chediak-Higashi syndrome 
    ... abnormal lysosome-like structures inside blood cells called platelets underlie the abnormal bruising and bleeding seen in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/chediak-higashi-syndrome - Genetics
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