Association between polymorphisms in the fibrinogen α- and β-genes on the post-trauma fibrinogen increase

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 207-212

  Ferrer Antunes, Carlos ^a   De Maat, Moniek P M ^c   Palmeiro, Aida ^a   Pimentel, Jorge ^b   Fernandes, Victor ^b  

^a Haematology Laboratory   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

455G A polymorphism; Fibrinogen; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX INJURY; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 0032400968     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-3848(98)00143-1     Document Type: Article

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