An Arab selective gradient in the distribution of factor V G1691A (Leiden), prothrombin G20210A, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T [13]

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2126-2127

  Ameen, G ^a   Irani Hakime, N ^b   Fawaz, N A ^c   Mahjoub, T ^d   Almawi, Wassim Y ^e  

^a BAHRAIN DEFENCE FORCE HOSPITAL   (Bahrain)

^b St Georges University Hospital   (Lebanon)

^c IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^e ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; PROTHROMBIN;

AFRICA; ARAB; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ARABS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FACTOR V; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 30644474960     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01546.x     Document Type: Letter

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