Thrombocytopenia, inherited as a dominant trait, was present in three generations of a kindred. The clinical picture was quite similar to that of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, but ...

Researchers have identified serine threonine kinase 10 as a key regulator of platelet function, haemostasis and ...

Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) treatment results in grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia in 8%-13% of patients. Prior in vitro studies reported T-DM1 inhibition of megakaryocyte maturation as the cause of ...

Gut microbes alter platelet function and risk of blood clot-related illnesses like heart attack and stroke, researchers have demonstrated -- for the first time -- through a combination of both ...

HPS is an uncommon congenital bleeding disorder due to an underlying platelet function defect. As a result of intracytoplasmic organelle-specific protein biosynthesis and trafficking, HPS is a ...

IMPAIRMENT of the hemostatic mechanism is a common experience in active disease of the liver. Several recent reports 1–4 have stressed the multiplicity of plasma clotting factors that may be deficient ...

Megakaryocytes, which are derived from hematopoietic stem cell precursors in bone marrow, form and release platelets; these circulate in the blood for 8 to 10 days before they are removed by hepatic ...

The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic that emerged in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019 spread rapidly throughout the world and has caused over 6.5 million deaths. The disease is caused by ...

Changes in blood platelets triggered by COVID-19 could contribute to the onset of heart attacks, strokes, and other serious complications in some patients who have the disease, according to University ...

As we age, our immune system quietly loses its edge, and scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why. A protein called ...