Coexistence of two prothrombotic mutations, factor V 1691 G-A and prothrombin 20210 G-A, and the risk of thrombosis in Turkish population

Turkish Journal of Haematology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-33

  Akar, Nejat ^a   Yilmaz, Erkan ^a   Akar, Ece ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Factor V gene; Prothrombin gene; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; PROTHROMBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POINT MUTATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0037223942     PISSN: 13007777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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