Frequency of Factor V (1691 G → A) Mutation in Turkish Population

N Akar; E Akar; G Dalgin; A Sözüöz; K Ömürlü; S Cin

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1665446

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(06): 1527-1528
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1665446

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Frequency of Factor V (1691 G → A) Mutation in Turkish Population

N Akar

The Pediatric Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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E Akar

The Pediatric Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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G Dalgin

The Pediatric Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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A Sözüöz

The Pediatric Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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K Ömürlü

The Pediatric Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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S Cin

The Pediatric Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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