Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Loci Associated with Platelet Count in Koreans

Platelets are derived from the fragments that are formed from the cytoplasm of bone marrow megakaryocytes-small irregularly shaped anuclear cells. Platelets respond to vascular damage, contracts blood vessels, and attaches to the damaged region, thereby stopping bleeding, together with the action of...

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Main Authors: Ji Hee Oh, Yun Kyoung Kim, Sanghoon Moon, Young Jin Kim, Bong-Jo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Genome Organization 2014-12-01
Series:Genomics & Informatics
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Online Access:http://genominfo.org/upload/pdf/gni-12-225.pdf