Thrombophilic factors in Egyptian children with portal vein thrombosis [4]

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 252-253

  Salama, Khaled ^a   El Koofy, Nehal ^a   El Hawary, Manal ^a   El Raziky, Mona ^a   Ela, Mona Abou El ^a   Ali, Hala ^b   El Karaksy, Hanaa ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Fayoum University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ANTITHROMBIN III; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); PORTAL VEIN; PREVALENCE; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 39049133905     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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