Fibrinogen γ' and variation in fibrinogen gamma genes in the etiology of portal vein thrombosis

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 558-560

  Smalberg, Jasper H ^a   Koehler, Edith ^a   Murad, Sarwa Darwish ^a   Plessier, Aurelie ^b   Seijo, Susana ^c   Trebicka, Jonel ^d   Primignani, Massimo ^e   Rijken, Dingeman C ^a   de Maat, Moniek P M ^a   Garcia Pagan, Juan Carlos ^c   Valla, Dominique C ^b   Janssen, Harry L A ^a   Leebeek, Frank W G ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ALLELE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIBRINOGEN GAMMA GENE; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGENS, ABNORMAL; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PORTAL VEIN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84874767845     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-08-0632     Document Type: Letter

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