G20210A prothrombin gene mutation identified in patients with venous leg ulcers

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 397-401

  Jebeleanu, Gh ^a   Procopciuc, Lucia ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Mutation analysis; Prothrombin gene venous leg ulcers; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

PROTHROMBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POINT MUTATION; RISK FACTOR; ROMANIA; VARICOSIS; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTHROMBIN; RISK FACTORS; ROMANIA; VARICOSE ULCER; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035528776     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2001.tb00174.x     Document Type: Article

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