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Higher body mass index raises immature platelet count: potential contribution to obesity-related thrombosis

Lucy J. Goudswaard1 School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;2 Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK;3 Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;4 Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-6871View further author information
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Laura J. Corbin3 Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;4 Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4032-9500View further author information
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Kate L. Burley1 School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1569-5007View further author information
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Andrew Mumford5 School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5523-511XView further author information
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Parsa Akbari6 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;7 National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;8 MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;9 Human Genetics, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UKView further author information
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Nicole Soranzo7 National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;9 Human Genetics, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK;10 Department of Haematology, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1095-3852View further author information
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Adam S. Butterworth6 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;7 National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;11 British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;12 NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK;13 Health Data Research UK Cambridge, Wellcome Genome Campus and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6915-9015View further author information
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Nicholas A. Watkins14 NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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Dimitri J. Pournaras15 Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UKView further author information
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Jessica Harris16 Bristol Trials Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKView further author information
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Nicholas J. Timpson3 Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;4 Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKView further author information
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Ingeborg Hers1 School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;2 Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 869-878 | Received 01 Sep 2021, Accepted 21 Oct 2021, Published online: 24 Jan 2022

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