Laboratory Medicine ›› 2015, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 72-75.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2015.01.018

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Research progress on platelet function testing and its application in a variety of diseases

CAI Yuchan, LI Zhi.   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yangpu Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200090, China
  • Received:2014-02-27 Online:2015-01-30 Published:2015-02-02

Abstract:

Abnormal platelet quantity and quality are important factors leading to bleeding and thrombotic diseases. Meanwhile, they are also involved in the pathological process of some diseases, such as diabetic complications, angiocardiopathy, tumor and inflammatory. Platelet function testing, particularly for aggregation function and activation function of platelets, can provide a approach for the prevention and diagnosis of clinical diseases, especially for the treatment and monitoring of diseases.

Key words: Platelet function testing, Diabetes mellitus, Antithrombotic therapy

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