Current knowledge on the genetics of incident venous thrombosis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 111-121

  Morange, P E ^a   Tregouet D A ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Genetics; Heredity; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ALLELE; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; LUNG EMBOLISM; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STOP CODON; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

COAGULATION; GENETICS; HEREDITY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84880596825     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12233     Document Type: Review

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