This review highlights that despite lacking a nucleus, platelets possess the molecular machinery to translate mRNA into proteins, which may regulate thrombotic and inflammatory events.
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Platelet translational regulation may influence thrombosis and inflammation; leaves open whether targeting retained mRNAs alters clinical outcomes.
Weyrich et al. (2004) studied this question.
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