A Common Coding Polymorphism in the FXIII A-subunit Gene (FXIIIVAL34LEU) Affects Cross-linking Activity

Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(04): 704
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615447

Letters to the Editor

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H. P. Kohler

¹Unit of Molecular Vascular Medicine, G-Floor, Martin Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, University of Leeds, UK

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R. A. S. Ariëns

¹Unit of Molecular Vascular Medicine, G-Floor, Martin Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, University of Leeds, UK

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P. Whitaker

¹Unit of Molecular Vascular Medicine, G-Floor, Martin Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, University of Leeds, UK

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P. J. Grant

¹Unit of Molecular Vascular Medicine, G-Floor, Martin Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, University of Leeds, UK

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