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Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(05): 1055-1056
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615120
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Detection of the 20210 A/G Variation in the Prothrombin Gene by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE)

Sylvie Patri
1   From the Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Moléculaire, CHU de Poitiers, France
,
Jean Claude Chomel
1   From the Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Moléculaire, CHU de Poitiers, France
,
Sandra Salmeron
1   From the Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Moléculaire, CHU de Poitiers, France
,
Catherine Boinot
2   From the Laboratoire d’Hématologie et Maladies du Sang, CHU de Poitiers, France
,
Dominique Laneelle
3   From the Laboratoire d’Hématologie et d’Immunologie, CH de Niort, France
,
Yvette Sultan
2   From the Laboratoire d’Hématologie et Maladies du Sang, CHU de Poitiers, France
,
Alain Kitzis
1   From the Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Moléculaire, CHU de Poitiers, France
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Received 08 December 1997

Accepted after revision 29 January 1998

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07 December 2017 (online)

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