Analysis of the F8 gene in individuals with high plasma factor VIII:C levels and associated venous thrombosis

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 561-565

  Mansvelt, E P G ^c   Laffan, M ^b   McVey, J H ^a   Tuddenham, E G D ^a  

^a MRC CLINICAL SCIENCES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; PROTHROMBIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BLOOD GROUP; BLOOD LEVEL; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD COAGULATION; FACTOR VIII; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031756660     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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