Meta-analysis of the association of platelet glycoprotein IIIa PlA1/A2 polymorphism with myocardial infarction

This meta-analysis examined all the published reports up to October 1999 that studied the association between PlA2 polymorphism of platelet glycoprotein IIIa gene and myocardial infarction. The PlA2 polymorphism was not found to be associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, either overall or in selected subgroups, which were patients with premature disease onset (age < or = 60 years), first acute myocardial infarction, and patients who were men, women, and exclusively Caucasian.