Prevalence of 20210 A allele of the prothrombin gene in venous thromboembolism patients

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-51

  Leroyer, Christophe ^a   Mercier, Bernard ^a   Oger, Emmanuel ^a   Chenu, Eric ^a   Abgrall, Jean François ^a   Férec, Claude ^a   Mottier, Dominique ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; PROTHROMBIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0031903390     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615137     Document Type: Article

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