NCIt definition : Human GP1BA wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17p13.2 and is approximately
3 kb in length. This allele, which encodes platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha chain protein,
is involved in the regulation of blood coagulation. Mutation of the gene is associated
with Bernard-Soulier syndrome type A1 and platelet-type von Willebrand disease and
with increased susceptibility to nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.;