Platelet prostaglandin-endoperoxidase synthase-1 deficiency is a hematologic disorder characterized by mildly increased bleeding due to a platelet defect. The PTGS1 gene (176805) encodes prostaglandin-endoperoxidase synthase-1, also known as COX1 or PGHS1, which catalyzes the formation of prostaglandin G2 (PGG2) and prostaglandin H2 from arachidonic acid, and the downstream formation of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and prostacyclin. Thromboxane A2 is important for platelet aggregation (summary by Matijevic-Aleksic et al., 1996). [from
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