Non-O blood group: An important genetic risk factor for venous thromboembolism

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-165

  Franchini, Massimo ^a   Makris, Mike ^b  

^a CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84876888806     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0087-12     Document Type: Editorial

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