Plasma factor VII levels are influenced by a polymorphism in the promoter region of the FVII gene

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 114-117

  Sacchi, E ^a   Tagliabue, L ^a   Scoglio, R ^a   Baroncini, C ^b   Coppola, R ^a   Bernardi, F ^b   Mannucci, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Factor VII; Gene polymorphism; Hypertriglyceridemia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0029888975     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-199603000-00002     Document Type: Article

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