Genetic background of type I protein C deficiency in Finland

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 603-609

  Kuismanen, Kristiina ^a   Levo, Antti ^a   Vahtera, Elina ^a   Rasi, Vesa ^a   Labrouche, Sylvie ^b   Freyburger, Geneviève ^b   Krusius, Tom ^a   Partanen, Jukka ^a  

^a FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Finnish population; Mutation; PROC gene; Protein C; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY; FINLAND; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TESTING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748867550     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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