Factor XIII Val34Leu Polymorphism and Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Maurizio Margaglione; Anna Bossone; Vincenzo Brancaccio; Antonio Ciampa; Giovanni Di Minno

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614181

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2000; 84(06): 1118-1119
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614181

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Factor XIII Val34Leu Polymorphism and Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Maurizio Margaglione

¹From Unita’ di Aterosclerosi e Trombosi, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

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Anna Bossone

¹From Unita’ di Aterosclerosi e Trombosi, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

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Vincenzo Brancaccio

¹From Unita’ di Aterosclerosi e Trombosi, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

²Divisione di Ematologia, Unità di Coagulazione, Ospedale “A. Cardarelli”, Napoli, Italy

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Antonio Ciampa

¹From Unita’ di Aterosclerosi e Trombosi, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

³Divisione di Ematologia, Ospedale “G. Moscati”, Avellino, Italy

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Giovanni Di Minno

¹From Unita’ di Aterosclerosi e Trombosi, I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

⁴Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, Università di Palermo, Italy

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