Alu-repeat polymorphism in the tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) gene, t-PA levels and risk of familial myocardial infarction (MI)

Fibrinolysis

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages 13-16

  Iacoviello, L ^a,d   Di Castelnuovo, A ^a   De Knijff, P ^b,c   D'Orazio, A ^a   Amore, C ^a   Kluft, C ^b   Donati, M B ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029855647     PISSN: 02689499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-9499(96)80036-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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