Prevalence of Factor V Leiden and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Mutations in Azerbaijan

Aytemiz Gurgey; Rustem Rustemov; Hulya Parlak; Gunay Balta

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1615240

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(03): 520-521
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615240

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Prevalence of Factor V Leiden and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Mutations in Azerbaijan

Aytemiz Gurgey

¹From the Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey and Research Center for Blood Transfusion, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Rustem Rustemov

¹From the Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey and Research Center for Blood Transfusion, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Hulya Parlak

¹From the Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey and Research Center for Blood Transfusion, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Gunay Balta

¹From the Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey and Research Center for Blood Transfusion, Baku, Azerbaijan

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