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Thromb Haemost 1997; 77(01): 222-223
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1655940
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Up-Regulated Tissue Factor Expression in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Tatsuya Atsumi
The Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
,
Munther A Khamashta
The Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
,
Olga Amengual
The Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
,
Graham R V Hughes
The Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
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Received 03 July 1996

Accepted 16 September 1996

Publication Date:
11 July 2018 (online)

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