A 5-Nucleotide Insertion in the Antithrombin Gene Causing a Quantitative Antithrombin Deficiency

Thromb Haemost 1997; 77(01): 212-213
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1655931

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Haeyoung Jeong

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea

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Miran Kim

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea

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Jongsung Lee

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea

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Si Houn Hahn

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea

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Seonyang Park

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea

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Ook Joon Yoo

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea

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