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Thromb Haemost 1999; 82(01): 160-161
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614655
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A Polymorphic Variant C1367R of the Werner Helicase Gene and Atherosclerotic Diseases in the Japanese Population

Hiroyuki Morita
1   From Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
,
Hiroki Kurihara
1   From Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
,
Takao Sugiyama
2   Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo The Institute for Adult Diseases Asahi Life Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
,
Chikuma Hamada
3   Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Tokyo, Japan
,
Yoshio Yazaki
1   From Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Received 21 December 1998

Accepted 19 March 1999

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11 December 2017 (online)

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