“…Therefore, these authors hypothesized that the up-regulation of Hypoxia inducible factors (HIF) signaling in granulocytes and platelets, perhaps with an additional contribution of augmented inflammation, plays a central role in the development of thrombosis in PV and ET. In a pivotal study, Prchal and colleagues quantitated mRNA of these HIF-regulated prothrombotic genes: THBS1, SERPINE1, ITGA2B, PTGS2, SELP, PDGFA, and ITGB3 131,132. They analyzed granulocytes from 16 CE subjects (8 iron deficient) and platelets from 12 CE subjects (7 iron deficient).…”