Hunting for the mutation in inherited thrombophilia

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-127

  Gomez, Keith ^a   Laffan, Michael A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antithrombin; Mutation; Protein C; Protein S; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LABORATORY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOPHILIA;

ANTITHROMBINS; FIBRIN; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MUTATION; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; PSEUDOGENES; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 1642279864     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-200403000-00002     Document Type: Review

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