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. 2023 Oct 5;12(19):6372. doi: 10.3390/jcm12196372

Table 1.

Summary of the main genetic mutations, modes of inheritance, functional defects, and related clinical manifestations in 18 patients with impaired platelet response to adenosine diphosphate (ADP) reported in the literature to date (1992–2022).

1st Author, Year Genetic
Abnormality
Domain Mode of
Inheritance
Functional Defect Clinical Manifestations
Cattaneo et al., 1992 [9] p.Gln98fs Not
identified
Likely
autosomal
recessive
  • Defective aggregation induced using ADP, epinephrine, PAF-acether, U46619, collagen, and arachidonic acid

  • Impaired release of 14C-serotonin

  • Partial inhibition of aggregation by ADP scavengers

  • Defective fibrinogen and vWF binding induced using exogenous ADP

  • ADP does not accelerate Anti-GPIIb/IIIa mAbs binding to platelets

  • ADP prevented PGE1-induced increase in platelet cAMP

  • Mucosal bleeding

  • Easy bruising

  • Need for transfusion after accidents

  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs worsened the bleeding diathesis

Nurden et al., 1995 [10] p.Phe240fs.
No mutation was identified in one of the two alleles
Not
identified
Not specified
  • Limited and always reversible ADP-mediated platelet aggregation

  • Failure in PGE1-induced cAMP decrease in response to ADP

  • Markedly reduced platelet binding of [3H]2-MeS-ADP

  • Impaired binding of fibrinogen to ADP-stimulated platelets

  • Aggregates comprising a small number of loosely bound platelets with few contact points

  • Weak response to Anti-GPIIb/IIIa mAbs

  • Brief episodes of excessive bleeding

  • Excessive post-surgical bleeding

Cattaneo et al., 2000 [11] 378delC; p.Thr126fs TM3 Likely
autosomal
recessive
  • Small and reversible wave of platelet aggregation in PRP induced using ADP or PAF-acether

  • Impaired platelet secretion induced using agonists

  • Failure in PGE1-induced cAMP decrease in response to ADP

  • Severely decreased number of binding sites in platelets for [33P]2 MeS-ADP

  • Easy bruising

  • Menorrhagia

  • Severe bleeding complications after dental extractions or major surgery

  • Easy bruising

  • Epistaxis

  • Menorrhagia

  • Moderate bleeding complications after dental extractions

Cattaneo et al., 2003 [12] p.Arg256Gln; p.Arg265Trp TM6 and EL3 Compound
heterozygous
  • Markedly lower and rapidly reversible ADP-induced platelet aggregation

  • P2Y12 antagonist ARC69931MX is ineffective on platelets

  • Weak or absent ATP secretion from platelets stimulated with ADP and other agonists

  • Failure in PGE1-induced cAMP decrease in response to ADP

  • Easy bruising

  • Excessive post-traumatic and post-surgical blood loss

Shiraga et al., 2005 [13] ATG > AGG translation
initiation
codon
Homozygous
  • Transient platelet aggregation induced using ADP, collagen, U46619, or PAR1 TRAP

  • P2Y12 antagonist ARC69931MX is ineffective on platelets

  • Abnormal inhibitory effect of ADP on PGE1-stimulated cAMP accumulation in platelets

  • Impaired spreading on immobilized fibrinogen

  • Formation of unstable thrombi on type 1 collagen

  • Easy bruising

  • Mild bleeding tendency

  • Massive bleeding during delivery

Remijn et al., 2007 [14] p.Pro258Thr EL3 Heterozygous
  • Impaired or absent platelet aggregation induced using ADP and collagen

  • Small thrombi consisting of a spread and incomplete layer of platelets on top after perfusion of blood

  • Severe epistaxis

  • Easy bruising

  • Excessive post-traumatic blood loss

Daly et al., 2009 [15] p.Lys174Glu EL2 Heterozygous
  • Reduced and transient platelet aggregation to ADP

  • Reduction in the maximal level of dense granule secretion induced using ADP and PAR-4 peptide in platelets

  • Reduction in ADP and PAR-4-induced ATP secretion

  • Reduced P2Y12 binding to [3H]2-MeS-ADP

  • Mild bleeding

Fontana et al., 2009 [16] Haploinsufficiency of P2Y12 gene
(single allele
encodes a normal P2Y12)
Not
identified
Not specified
  • Abnormal aggregation and ATP secretion induced using ADP, U46619, PAF-acether, or collagen

  • Moderate deficiency of platelet-binding sites for [33P]2MeS-ADP

  • Partial impairment of inhibition of adenylate cyclase by ADP

  • Mildly prolonged bleeding time

Nisar et al., 2011 [17] p.Pro341Ala PDZ-binding motif Heterozygous
  • Pronounced reduction in P2Y12 surface binding sites in platelets

  • Impaired inhibition of PGE2-stimulated adenylyl cyclase

  • Sustained aggregation and dense granule secretion

  • P2Y12 antagonist ARC69931MX is effective on platelets

  • Impaired correct receptor recycling back to the membrane in human platelets

  • Mild bleeding tendency

Patel et al., 2014 [18] p.Arg122Cys DRY motif Homozygous
  • Reduced platelet aggregation in response to ADP, PAR-1 peptide, or collagen

  • Abrogated inhibition of pVASP phosphorylation

  • Reduced cell surface P2Y12 expression

  • T allele-associated decreased expression of PAR-1 on platelets, lower secretion responses to the PAR-1-activating peptide, and decreased procoagulant activity

  • Spontaneous bleeding

  • Post-surgery hemorrhage

Lecchi et al., 2014 [19] p.His187Gln TM5 Homozygous
  • Normal expression of the receptor but decreased affinity for its ligand

  • Completely suppressed function of the mutant receptor

  • Straight and tilted TM5

  • Decreased affinity for [3H]PSB-0413 antagonist

  • Normal number of platelet binding sites

  • Reduced affinity for the P2Y12 receptor antagonist radioligand [3H]PSB-0413, ADP and 2MeSADP

  • Epistaxis

  • Post-operative bleeding after tooth extraction

  • Severe bleeding history

Dangelmaier et al., 2022 [20] p.Asp121Asn DRY motif Heterozygous
  • Strongly inhibited response to 2-MeS-ADP

  • Mild Akt phosphorylation at Ser473

  • Defects in both aggregation and secretion at low doses of AYPGKF

  • Defective VASP phosphorylation and GTP-Rap1b formation

  • Inhibited signaling downstream of Gi-coupled P2Y12

  • Reduced thrombus formation in whole blood

  • No bleeding diathesis

Gln: glutamine; fs: frameshift; ADP: adenosine diphosphate; PAF: platelet-activating factor; vWF: von Willebrand factor; GP: glycoprotein; mAbs: monoclonal antibodies; PGE1: prostaglandin E1; cAMP: cyclic adenosine monophosphate; Phe: phenylalanine; [3H]2-MeS-ADP: [3H]2-methylthio-adenosine diphosphate; del: deletion; Thr: threonine; TM: transmembrane domain; PRP: platelet-rich plasma; Arg: arginine; Trp: tryptophan; EL: extracellular loop; ATP: adenosine triphosphate; PAR: protease-activated receptor; TRAP: thrombin receptor-activating peptide; Pro: proline; Lys: lysine; Glu: glutamate; Ala: alanine; PDZ: post-synaptic density 95/disc large/zonula occludens-1; PGE2: prostaglandin E2; Cys: cysteine; pVASP: platelet vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein; His: histidine; [3H]PSB-0413: [3H]2-Propylthioadenosine-59-adenylic acid (1,1-chloro-1-phosphonomethyl-1-phosphonyl) anhydride; Asp: aspartate; Asn: asparagine; Akt: protein kinase B; Ser: serine; AYPGKF: PAR-4 agonist peptide.