ISTH 2009
 
               


Scientific Program

Chairperson: Paula Tracy (US)
Contribution of allosteric disulfide bonds
to regulation of hemostasis PL-TU-001
Philip Hogg (AU) 9:45 - 10:30 AM

Chairpersons: Edward Plow (US) and Joseph Italiano (US)
Novel molecules in calcium signaling in platelets SA-TU-001
Wolfgang Bergmeier (US) 11:00 - 11:30 AM
The Y's that bind: Negative regulators of platelet activation SA-TU-002
Debra Newman (US) 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Novel interactions in platelet biology SA-TU-003
Yukio Ozaki (JP) 12:00 - 12:30 PM

Chairpersons: Carlo Balduini (IT) and Mortimer Poncz (US)
Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia SA-TU-004
James Bussel (US) 11:00 - 11:30 AM
New insight into the mechanism of action of IV immunoglobulin SA-TU-005
Alan Lazarus (CA) 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Pathogenesis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: Clinical implications SA-TU-006
Mortimer Poncz (US) 12:00 - 12:30 PM
 
Chairpersons: David Lane (US) and Francis Castellino (US)
The role of the protein C system in pathologic  
processes SA-TU-007
Francis Castellino (US) 11:00 - 11:30 AM
Modifier genes for disorders of thrombosis and  
hemostasis SA-TU-008
David Ginsburg (US) 11:30 - 12:00 PM
The many faces of tissue factor SA-TU-009
Nigel Mackman (US) 12:00 - 12:30 PM
Chairpersons: Yujiro Asada (JP) and Gwendalyn Randolph (US)
Dysfunctional HDL - Lipoprotein at the crossroads of inflammation, oxidant stress and reverse cholesterol transport SA-TU-0010
Stanley Hazen (US) 11:00 - 11:30 AM
Dendritic cell and macrophage emigration from atheromatous plaque SA-TU-0011
Gwendalyn Randolph (US) 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Progenitor cell trafficking to the vessel wall SA-TU-0012
Christian Weber (DE) 12:00 - 12:30 PM
Chairpersons: Marc Jacquemin (BE) and Birgit Reipert (AT)
The role of regulatory T cells in tolerance to
coagulation factors SA-TU-0013
Roland Herzog (US) 11:00 - 11:30 AM
Opportunities and limitations of mouse models  
humanized for HLA class II antigens SA-TU-0014
Birgit Reipert (AT) 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Clinical prediction models for inhibitor development SA-TU-0015
Marijke van den Berg (NL) 12:00 - 12:30 PM


Chairpersons: Russell Tracy (US) and Willem Ouwehand (UK)
The discovery of genes implicated in myocardial  
infarction SA-TU-0016
Willem Ouwehand (UK) 11:00 - 11:30 AM
Genome wide association studies: Atherosclerosis  
and risk factors SA-TU-0017
Bruce Psaty (US) 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Genetics of venous thrombosis SA-TU-0018
Frits Rosendaal (NL) 12:00 - 12:30 PM


Abstract Symposia consist of an invited speaker and four highly rated abstracts presented on a related general theme
Chairperson: Douglas Cines (US)
Controversies in ITP AS-TU-001
Douglas Cines (US) 1:15 - 1:45 PM


AS-TU-002
1:45 - 2:00 PM
ORAL ELTROMBOPAG REDUCES THE NEED FOR CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA (ITP)
P. Fogarty, J. B. Bussel* (US), G. Cheng, M. N. Saleh, B. Meddeb, C. Bailey, A. Brainsky

AS-TU-003
2:00 - 2:15 PM

SAFETY OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS FOR ITP: META-ANALYSIS

N.
Cooper* (UK), M. D. Tarantino

AS-TU-004
2:15 - 2:30 PM
PLATELET VOLUME, PLATELET DIAMETER AND THROMBOPOIETIN LEVEL FOR DIFFERENTIATING INHERITED THROMBOCYTOPENIAS FROM IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
P.
Noris* (IT), A. Pecci, L. Arcaini, V. Bozzi, A. di Cesare Merlone, F. Passamonti, F. Melazzini, M. Zecca, C. Balduini

AS-TU-005
2:30 - 2:45 PM
STORE-OPERATED CALCIUM ENTRY IS ESSENTIAL FOR FC GAMMA RECEPTOR ACTIVATION AND AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
D. Stegner* (DE), A. Braun, S. N. Syed, S. Konrad, A. Berna-Erro, D. Varga-Szabo, J. E. Gessner, B. Nieswandt



Chairperson: Susan Kahn (US)
The post-thrombotic syndrome: Epidemiology
and management AS-TU-006
Susan Kahn (US) 1:15 - 1:45 PM

AS-TU-007
1:45 - 2:00 PM
RISK FACTORS FOR VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY THAT RESEMBLES POST-THROMBOTIC SYNDROME
M. Cushman* (US), P. W. Callas, M. H. Criqui, J. O. Denenberg, E. G. Bovill

AS-TU-008
2:00 - 2:15 PM
MILD SIGNS OF POST-THROMBOTIC SYNDROME ARE NOT RARE IN CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS TREATED WITH HICKMAN CATHETERS
M. Menahem, M. Weintraub, S. Revel-Vilk* (IL)

AS-TU-009
2:15 - 2:30 PM
PROGNOSTIC FACTORS OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM. A PROSPECTIVE MULTIleft COHORT STUDY. THE PREP STUDY
O. Sanchez, L. Trinquart, V. Caille, F. Couturaud, G. Pacouret, N. Meneveau, F. Verschuren, P. Roy, F. Parent, A. Perrier, C. Lorut, B. Tardy, M. Benoit, G. Chatellier, G. Meyer* (FR)

AS-TU-010
2:30 - 2:45 PM
RIGHT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION MEASURED BY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHYSYNCHRONIZED MULTI-DETECTOR ROW CT ANGIOGRAPHY PREDICTS CLINICAL OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM - THE PROBE STUDY
F. A. Klok* (NL), N. van der Bijl, A. de Roos, L. J. M. Kroft, M. V. Huisman

Chairperson: Amit Nathwani (UK)
Gene therapy for haemophilia B AS-TU-011
Amit Nathwani (UK) 1:15 - 1:45 PM
AS-TU-012
1:45 - 2:00 PM
ENCAPSULATED FETAL MOUSE MYOBLASTS SECRETING FVIII AS A GENE THERAPY STRATEGY FOR HEMOPHILIA
A
R. Sengupta* (CA), H. Matsui, J. Wen, D. Lillicrap, G. Hortelano

AS-TU-013
2:00 - 2:15 PM

INDUCTION OF IMMUNO TOLERANCE TO CANINE FVIII (CFVIII) USING LIVER DIRECTED, AAV MEDIATED EXPRESSION OF CFVIII IN HEMOPHILIA A DOGS WITH INHIBITOR ANTIBODIES J. D. Finn* (US), D. E. Sabatino, M. C. Ozelo, S. Zhou, D. Lillicrap, H. H. Kazazian, T. C. Nichols, V. R. Arruda

AS-TU-014
2:15 - 2:30 PM

IMPLANTING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN THE OMENTUM OF DOGS RESULTS IN PERSISTENT FVIII EXPRESSION AND CELL VIABILITY
M. C. Ozelo* (CA), H. Matsui, M. McMurray, C. Hegadorn, L. Harpell, S. Powell, C. Hough, D. Lillicrap

AS-TU-015
2:30 - 2:45 PM
SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT OF THE GENETIC MUTATION AND THE GENE TRANSFER PROTOCOL ON IMMUNE RESPONSES TO FACTOR IX IN AAV-BASED THERAPY FOR HEMOPHILIA B
B. E. Hoffman* (US), O. Cao, B. Moghimi, S. Nayak, M. Cooper, S. Zhou, H. Ertl, K. A. High, R. W. Herzog


Chairperson: Pete Lollar (US)
The immune response to factor VIII AS-TU-016
Pete Lollar (US) 1:15 - 1:45 PM

AS-TU-017
1:45 - 2:00 PM
FACTOR V IS A COFACTOR FOR ACTIVATION OF FACTOR XI BY THROMBIN

C. Maas* (NL), J. C. M. Meijers, C. Weeterings, P. G. de Groot, R. T. Urbanus


AS-TU-018
2:00 - 2:15 PM
NOVEL ROLE FOR CONNEXIN37 IN FVIII SECRETION AND COAGULATION
L. Burnier* (CH), A. Pfenniger, R. Sugamele, I. Roth, M. Delmar, P. Fontana, B. R. Kwak, A. Angelillo-Scherrer

AS-TU-019
2:15 - 2:30 PM

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C COFACTOR FUNCTION OF PROTEIN S: A CRITICAL ROLE FOR THE EGF1LIKE DOMAIN
H. M. Andersson* (UK), M. J. Arantes, J. T. B. Crawley, B. M. Luken, D. A. Lane, S. M. Rezende

AS-TU-020
2:30 - 2:45 PM
PLG-RKT, A NOVEL, STRUCTURALLY UNIQUE, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY REGULATED TRANSMEMBRANE RECEPTOR FOR PLASMINOGEN
L. A. Miles* (US), N. M. Andronicos, E. I. Chen, N. Baik, H. Bai, M. P. Kamps, J. R. Yates Iii, R. J. Parmer

Chairperson: Bernd Engelmann (DE)
Activation of tissue factor-triggered coagulation
by proteindisulfide isomerase AS-TU-021
Bernd Engelmann (DE) 1:15 - 1:45 PM

AS-TU-022
1:45 - 2:00 PM
PLATELET INDEPENDENT ENDOTHELIUM-DERIVED PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE IS REQUIRED FOR FIBRIN GENERATION DURING THROMBUS FORMATION IN VIVO
R. Jasuja* (US), G. Merrill-Skoloff, B. Furie, B. C. Furie

AS-TU-023
2:00 - 2:15 PM
ENDOTHELIAL CELL REGULATION OF BLOOD COAGULATION: A MODEL FOR VENOUS STASIS
J. E. Campbell* (US), M. F. Whelihan, K. E. Brummel-Zeidens, T. Orfeo, J. Krudysz-Amblo, S. Butenas, K. G. Mann

AS-TU-024
2:15 - 2:30 PM
ANTITHROMBOTIC AND ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC EFFECTS OF PLATELET PROTEASE NEXIN-1
Y. Boulaftali* (FR), F. Adam, L. Venisse, S. Loyau, V. Ollivier, M. Alessi, M. Bryckaert, R. Favier, V. Arocas, M. Jandrot-Perrus, M. Bouton

AS-TU-025
2:30 - 2:45 PM
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A TERNARY COMPLEX OF VITAMIN K EPOXIDE REDUCTASE
W. Li* (US), S. Schulman, R. Dutton, D. Boyd, J. Beckwith, T. Rapoport


Chairperson: David Phillips (US)
New directions in antithrombotic drug discovery AS-TU-026
David Phillips (US) 1:15 - 1:45 PM
   

AS-TU-027
1:45 - 2:00 PM
IN VIVO ANTI-THROMBOTIC EFFECT OF AN INHIBITOR OF PLATELET GLYCOPROTEIN IB-IX-14-3-3 INTERCTION AND ITS THERAPEUTIC ACTION IN ENDOTOXEMIC MOUSE MODELS H. Yin* (US), J. Lu, Z. Wang, X. Du

AS-TU-028
2:00 - 2:15 PM

GENETIC DELETION OF SEMAPHORIN 4D (SEMA4D) AMELIORATES PLATELET HYPERSENSITIVITY IN DYSLIPIDEMIA AND CONFERS PROTECTION AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
T. J. Stalker* (US), L. Zhu, K. P. Fong, H. Jiang, A. Tran, I. Crichton, E. K. Lee, K. B. Neeves, S. F. Maloney, A. Kumanongoh, E. Pure, S. L. Diamond, L. F. Brass

AS-TU-029
2:15 - 2:30 PM

THROMBUS STABILIZATION BY P2Y12 RECEPTORS CONTRIBUTES TO ATHEROTHROMBOSIS AND IS RESTRICTED TO HIGH SHEAR FLOW CONDITIONS

R. Nergiz-Unal* (NL), J. M. E. M. Cosemans, P. J. E. van der Meijden, M. A. H. Feijge, M. G. A. Oude Egbrink, J. W. M. Heemskerk, M. J. E. Kuijpers

AS-TU-030
2:30 - 2:45 PM
MATERNAL IMMUNE RESPONSE TO FETAL PLATELET GPIBALPHA CAUSES MORE FREQUENT MISCARRIAGE THAT CAN BE PREVENTED BY BOTH IVIG AND ANTIBODIES AGAINST THE NEONATAL FC RECEPTOR
C. Li* (CA), S. Piran, P. Chen, G. Zhu, S. Lang, J. Ware, Z. Ruggeri, J. Freedman, H. Ni

Chairperson: Thorsten Steiner (DE)
Intracranial hemorrhage: Threats and chances AS-TU-031
Thorsten Steiner (DE) 1:15 - 1:45 PM

 

AS-TU-032
1:45 - 2:00 PM
INTRACRANIAL HAEMORRHAGE IN HAEMOPHILIA A AND B: AN ITALIAN RETROSPECTIVE SURVEY
E. Zanon* (IT), L. Spiezia, E. Santagostino, A. Coppola, A. Tagliaferri, G. Rossetti, A. Iorio, R. Santoro, A. Dragani, A. Giuffrida, R. Musso, G. Mancuso, G. Castaman, G. Gamba, G. Mazzucconi, M. Lapecorella

AS-TU-033
2:00 - 2:15 PM

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) BLEEDING IN PATIENTS WITH RARE BLEEDING DISORDERS (RBDS)

S. M. Siboni, E. Zanon, G. Sottilotta, D. Mikovic, A. Iorio, G. Castaman, M. Mazzucconi, P. M. Mannucci, F. Peyvandi* (IT)

AS-TU-034
2:15 - 2:30 PM
WHEN SHOULD WARFARIN BE RESTARTED AFTER INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE?
A.
Majeed, Y. Kim, M. Holmström, S. Schulman* (CA)

AS-TU-035
2:30 - 2:45 PM

SERIAL CHANGES IN VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR AND ADAMTS13 IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DELAYED CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA AFTER ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
K. Bakhtiari* (NL), M. D. I. Vergouwen, N. van Geloven, M. Vermeulen, Y. B. W. E. Roos, J. C. M. Meijers
 
Chairperson: Stephen Watson (UK)
Comparison of the proximal events in glycoprotein receptor  
signaling in platelets AS-TU-036
Stephen Watson (UK) 1:15 - 1:45 PM


AS-TU-037
1:45 - 2:00 PM
ROLE OF PLATELET ORAI1 AND STIM1 IN GPVI-DEPENDENT AND GPVI-INDEPENDENT THROMBUS FORMATION AND PROCOAGULANT ACTIVITY
K. Gilio, R. van Kruchten* (NL), A. Braun, M. Elvers, P. E. J. van der Meijden, M. A. H. Feijge, M. J. E. Kuijpers, D. Stegner, J. W. M. Heemskerk, B. Nieswandt

AS-TU-038
2:00 - 2:15 PM

SIGNAL ACCELERATION BY THE GLYCOPROTEIN VI PROLINE-RICH DOMAIN ENABLES AN IMMUNE-TYPE RECEPTOR TO ADOPT A HEMOSTATIC ROLE
A. A. Schmaier* (US), Z. Zou, K. B. Neeves, S. F. Maloney, K. P. Fong, A. Kazlauskas, S. L. Diamond, K. Saksela, M. L. Kahn

AS-TU-039
2:15 - 2:30 PM
TRAF4 (TNF-RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 4): A NOVEL LINK BETWEEN GLYCOPROTEIN IB AND GLYCOPROTEIN VI AND REDOX-DEPENDENT SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN HUMAN PLATELETS
J. F. Arthur* (AU), Y. Shen, E. E. Gardiner, D. Kenny, R. K. Andrews, M. C. Berndt

AS-TU-040
2:30 - 2:45 PM

STIM1, BUT NOT STIM2 REGULATES CALCIUM STORE CONTENT IN PLATELETS
A. Braun* (DE), D. Varga-Szabó, A. Berna-Erro, I. Hagedorn, B. Nieswandt

 

Chairperson: Paul Fox (US)
Post-transcriptional regulation of inflammatory gene expression AS-TU-041
Paul Fox (US) 1:15 - 1:45 PM
AS-TU-042
1:45 - 2:00 PM
GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE-3 NEGATIVELY REGULATES TISSUE FACTOR GENE EXPRESSION IN MONOCYTES INTERACTING WITH ACTIVATED PLATELETS. A NOVEL MECHANISM LINKING THROMBOTIC RISK AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
A. di Santo, C. Amore, S. Manarini, V. Evangelista* (IT)

AS-TU-043
2:00 - 2:15 PM
VASCULAR AND INNATE IMMUNE CELL SIGNALING CONTRIBUTE TO LETHALITY PROTECTION BY ACTIVATED PROTEIN C IN MURINE SEPSIS MODELS
C. Furlan-Freguia* (US), F. Niessen, J. A. Fernández, L. O. Mosnier, F. J. Castellino, H. Rosen, H. Weiler, J. H. Griffin, W. Ruf

AS-TU-044
2:15 - 2:30 PM
CONTRIBUTION OF EGFR TO LPS-INDUCED INFLAMMATION AND COAGULATION
R. Pawlinski* (US), N. Mackman

AS-TU-045
2:30 - 2:45 PM

REDUCTION OF PROTHROMBIN IN MICE ATTENUATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARALYSIS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

E. S. Mullins* (US), K. W. Kombrinck, M. J. Flick, J. S. Palumbo, K. E. Talmage, M. A. Shaw, K. Akassaglou, J. L. Degen


Chairperson: Alessandro Vannucchi (IT)
Mechanisms of thrombosis in myeloproliferative AS-TU-046
neoplasms  
Alessandro Vannucchi (IT) 1:15 - 1:45 PM

AS-TU-047
1:45 - 2:00 PM
EVALUATION OF HAEMOSTASIS AND THROMBOSIS RESPONSES IN A THROMBOCYTOSIS MOUSE MODEL
C. Strassel* (FR), P. Mangin, M. Freund, J. Cazenave, R. Skoda, G. Chrisitian, F. Lanza

AS-TU-048
2:00 - 2:15 PM

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE THROMBIN GENERATION (TG) POTENTIAL OF PLATELETS FROM ESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTHEMIA (ET) AND POLYCYTHEMIA VERA (PV) PATIENTS
M. Panova-Noeva* (IT), M. Marchetti, H. Spronk, G. Finazzi, A. Rambaldi, T. Barbui, H. ten Cate, A. Falanga

AS-TU-049
2:15 - 2:30 PM

CIRCULATING ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS AND RESIDUAL IN VIVO THROMBOXANE BIOSYNTHESIS IN LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN-TREATED POLYCYTHEMIA VERA PATIENTS

F. Santilli* (IT), M. Romano, A. Recchiuti, A. Dragani, A. Falco, G. Lessiani, F. Fioritoni, S. Lattanzio, D. Mattoscio, R. de Cristofaro, B. Rocca, G. Davì

AS-TU-050 2:30 - 2:45 PM
MONOCYTE (MNC) HEMOSTATIC PROFILE IN ESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTHEMIA (ET) OR POLYCYTHEMIA VERA (PV) PATIENTS IS INFLUENCED BY JAK2V617F MUTATIONAL LOAD
A. Vignoli* (IT), M. Marchetti, L. Russo, M. Panova-Noeva, S. Salmoiraghi, T. Barbui, A. Rambaldi, H. ten Cate, A. Falanga


Chairperson: Neil Goldenberg (US)
Neonatal and childhood arterial ischemic stroke AS-TU-051
Neil Goldenberg (US) 1:15 - 1:45 PM

AS-TU-052
1:45 - 2:00 PM
ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES OF INFANTS WITH CEREBRAL EVENTS - A UNIQUE ENTITY OR VARIANT OF ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME?
Y.
Berkun, M. Simchen, T. Strauss, S. Menashku, S. Padeh, G. Kenet* (IL)

AS-TU-053
2:00 - 2:15 PM
GENETIC VARIATION IN THE C-REACTIVE PROTEIN GENE AND THE IL4-IL13 GENE CLUSTER IS ASSOCIATED WITH VASCULAR STROKE IN CHILDREN
U. Nowak-Gottl, A. Huge, S. Thedieck, M. Stoll* (DE)

AS-TU-054
2:15 - 2:30 PM

IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS, AGE HAS MORE IMPACT ON ORAL ANTICOAGULANT DOSE THAN VKORC1 OR CYP2CP GENOTYPES
U. Nowak Göttl, K. Dietrich, N. Eldin, Y. Yasui, C. Geissen, L. G. Mitchell* (CA)

AS-TU-055 2:30 - 2:45 PM
A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 2001 TO 2007
L. J. Raffini* (US), Y. Huang, C. Witmer, C. Feudtner

Chairperson: Philip Marsden (CA)
Regulation of vascular endothilial gene expression: The role of epigenetics AS-TU-056
Philip Marsden (CA) 1:15 - 1:45 PM

AS-TU-057
1:45 - 2:00 PM

MIRNA-DEPENDENT REGULATION OF SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL FUNCTION
W. Bielenberg* (DE), A. Prock, H. Tillmanns, D. G. Sedding

AS-TU-058
2:00 - 2:15 PM

THE TRANSCRIPTIONAL MACHINERY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION OF THE MURINE MVWF1 GENE IS CONSERVED IN ZEBRAFISH
Y. Kalish* (US), J. Johnsen, D. Ginsburg

AS-TU-059
2:15 - 2:30 PM
BIO-MECHANICAL REGULATION OF MICRORNA EXPRESSION AND ENDOTHELIAL CELL PHENOTYPE IN VITRO
A.
Murphy* (IE), M. Britto, P. Fitzpatrick, N. Barron, D. O'Gorman, N. Moyna, P. Cummins, R. P. Murphy

AS-TU-060
2:30 - 2:45 PM

GAS6 REGULATES DIFFERENT INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES TO TNF AND LPS IN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
L. Bellido-Martin* (ES), P. Garcia de Frutos

Introducer: Edwin Bovill (US)

PL-TU-001
3:20 - 3:30 PM
GENOME-WIDE SCAN IN AFFECTED SIBLING PAIRS (GIFT STUDY) IDENTIFIES A NOVEL SUSCEPTIBILITY REGION FOR VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
M. C. H. de Visser* (NL), R. van Minkelen, V. van Marion, M. den Heijer, J. C. J. Eikenboom, H. L. Vos, P. E. Slagboom, J. J. Houwing-Duistermaat, R. M. Bertina

Introducer: Kenneth Kaushansky (US)

PL-TU-002
3:35 - 3:45 PM
EXAMINATION OF THE FINAL STAGES OF PLATELET PRODUCTION
J. N. Thon* (US), A. Montalvo, S. R. Patel, J. L. Richardson, J. H. Hartwig, J. E. Italiano Introducer: George Broze (US)

PL-TU-003
3:50 - 4:00 PM

FEEDBACK ACTIVATION OF FACTOR XI BY THROMBIN IS ESSENTIAL FOR HAEMOSTASIS IN VIVO
H. M. H. Spronk* (NL), S. Wilhelm, J. W. M. Heemskerk, H. ten Cate, M. L. Knetsch, D. Gailani, R. Pawlinski, N. Mackman, T. Renné

Introducer: Pete Lollar (US)

PL-TU-004
4:20 - 4:30 PM
EVIDENCE OF THE FIRST X-LINKED THROMBOPHILIA DUE TO A NOVEL MUTATION IN CLOTTING FACTOR IX GENE RESULTING IN HYPERFUNCTIONAL FIX: FACTOR IX ARGININE 338 LEUCINE (FACTOR IX PADUA)
P. Simioni* (IT), D. Tormene, G. Tognin, S. Gavasso, C. Bulato, N. Iacobellis, J. Finn, L. Spiezia, C. Radu, V. Arruda

Introducer: Mark Ginsberg (US)

PL-TU-005
4:35 - 4:45 PM
KINDLIN3 IN INTEGRIN ACTIVATION
T. V. Byzova* (US), N. Malinin, J. Choi, A. Ciocea, L. Zhang, E. Podrez, M. Tosi, D. Lennon, A. Caplan, E. Plow, S. Shurin

Introducer: Hartmut Weiler (US)

PL-TU-006
4:50 - 5:00 PM
THROMBOMODULIN MUTATIONS PREDISPOSE TO ATYPICAL HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME VIA IMPAIRED COMPLEMENT REGULATION
M. Delvaeye* (BE), M. Noris, A. de Vriese, C. T. Esmon, N. L. Esmon, D. Lambrechts, G. Remuzzi, E. M. Conway