Risk of venous thromboembolism associated with a G to A transition at position 20210 in the 3'-untranslated region of the prothrombin gene

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 907-909

  Brown, Karen ^a   Luddington, Roger ^a   Williamson, David ^a   Baker, Peter ^a   Baglin, Trevor ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prothrombin gene; Thrombophilia; Thrombosis embolism

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; PROTHROMBIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030810628     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.3093130.x     Document Type: Article

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