C677T and A1298C single nucleotide polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene among Bahraini Arabs

Hanaa H. Al-Habboubi; Hala Tamim; Ghada Ameen; Wassim Y. Almawi

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614282

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Thromb Haemost 2004; 91(04): 843-845
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614282

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C677T and A1298C single nucleotide polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene among Bahraini Arabs

Hanaa H. Al-Habboubi

,

Hala Tamim

,

Ghada Ameen

,

Wassim Y. Almawi

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