Plasma substance P and soluble P-selectin as biomarkers of β-thalassemia induced hypercoagulability

Background: Hypercoagulability in thalassemia especially in thalassemia major has emerged as a complication of the disease. There is evidence of increased platelet aggregation and increased proportion of platelets expressing P-selectin in thalassemia. P-selectin is a cell adhesion molecule which pla...

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Main Authors: Samia A. Ebeid, Nadia A. Sadek, Sanaa A. El-Benhawy, Gihan N. Mahmoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-06-01
Series:Alexandria Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090506813000730