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Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(04): 773-774
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613080
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Prevalence of the 23bp Endothelial Protein C Receptor (EPCR) Gene Insertion in the Irish Population

Leeona Galligan
1   National Centre for Hereditary Coagulation Disorders, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
2   Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
,
Wendy Livingstone
1   National Centre for Hereditary Coagulation Disorders, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
2   Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
,
Lesley Mynett-Johnston
2   Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
,
Owen P. Smith
1   National Centre for Hereditary Coagulation Disorders, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
2   Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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Received 10 August 2001

Accepted after resubmission 04 February 2002

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08 December 2017 (online)

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