Aberrant RNA splicing of the protein C and protein S genes in healthy individuals

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 625-631

  Berg, L P ^a   Soria, J M ^c   Formstone, C J ^b   Morell, M ^d   Kakkar, V V ^a   Estivill, X ^d   Sala, N ^d   Cooper, D N ^e  

^a THROMBOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HOSPITAL DURAN I REYNALS   (Spain)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ectopic transcript analysis; protein C; protein C deficiency; protein S deficiency; protein S.; RNA splicing; thrombosis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RNA SPLICING; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0029831743     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-199609000-00008     Document Type: Article

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