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Thromb Haemost 2001; 85(06): 1122-1123
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615977
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A Hypothesis to Explain the Reported Association of the α-fibrinogen A312 Allele with Thromboembolic Disease

J. M. Curran
1   Nuffield Dept Surgery, University of Oxford, UK
,
K. Fatah-Ardalani
3   Dept Surgical Sciences/Blood Coagulation Research, Karolinska Institutet/Hospital, Sweden
,
P. Tornvall
4   Atherosclerosis Research Unit, King Gustaf V Research Inst, Dept Medicine, Karolinska Institutet/Hospital, Sweden
,
S. E. Humphries
5   Division of Cardiovascular Genetics, Dept Medicine, University College London Medical School, UK
,
F. R. Green
2   Dept Cardiovascular Medicine (formerly of Nuffield Dept Surgery), University of Oxford, UK
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Received 26. Januar 2001

Accepted 31. Januar 2001

Publikationsdatum:
12. Dezember 2017 (online)

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