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  • Title: Platelet function in diabetic retinopathy: levels of beta-thromboglobulin and platelet factor 4.
    Author: Fenández-Vigo J, Cordido M, Fernández Sabugal J, Cordido F.
    Journal: Metab Pediatr Syst Ophthalmol (1985); 1992; 15(1-3):5-8. PubMed ID: 1484500.
    Abstract:
    Altered platelet function has been reported in diabetic patients. This article reports plasma levels of beta-thromboglobulin and platelet factor 4 as measures of in vivo platelet activity in diabetic and control groups. Both beta-thromboglobulin and platelet factor 4 were significantly higher in diabetics than in controls (p < 0.01). The levels observed were not significantly affected by age, sex, diabetes type or whether the diabetic had nonproliferative or proliferative retinopathy, but beta-thromboglobulin levels were significantly higher in diabetics of less than 10 years standing than in those who had suffered diabetes for over 20 years (p < 0.05).
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