Prevalence of the prothrombin 20210 G-to-A variant in blacks: Infants, patients with venous thrombosis, patients with myocardial infarction, and control subjects

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 452-455

  Dilley, Anne ^a   Austin, Harland ^b   Hooper, W Craig ^b   El Jamil, Muhydine ^b   Whitsett, Carolyn ^b   Wenger, Nanette K ^b   Benson, Jane ^b   Evatt, Bruce ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032387846     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(98)90121-4     Document Type: Review

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