Lessons from genome-wide association studies in venous thrombosis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 1 S, 2011, Pages 258-264

  Morange, P E ^a,b   Tregouet, D A ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genetics; Gwas; Risk factor; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79960637391     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04311.x     Document Type: Review

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