Unmasking Asian thrombophilia: Is APC dysfunction the real culprit?

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2016-2018

  Hamasaki, N ^a  

^a NAGASAKI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ANTICOAGULATION; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; JAPANESE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; THROMBOPHILIA; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANIMALS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD COAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84866872011     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04893.x     Document Type: Note

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