Abstract
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induces platelet activation in a thrombin-dependent manner. We tested the serum VEGF levels in patients with polycythemia vera (PV) and found a significant correlation between increased VEGF and thrombosis. These findings suggest that high VEGF levels might contribute to the occurrence of thrombosis in this hematologic malignancy.
Vol. 87 No. 7 (2002): July, 2002 : Letters to the Editor
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Ferrata Storti Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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