Plasma homocysteine is not involved in the thrombotic risk of β-thalassemia major patients

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 104, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 148-150

  Barrano, Barbara ^a   Bertrand, Giuliano ^b   Isaja, Teresa ^a   Curreri, Roberto ^a   Musumeci, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0034509565     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000039752     Document Type: Article

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