Protein S gene polymorphisms Pro626 and nt2698 – no correlation to free protein S levels or protein S activities

Thromb Haemost 2005; 94(06): 1340-1341
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-06-1340

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Tuuli Heinikari

¹ Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland

,

Outi Huoponen

¹ Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland

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Jukka Partanen

¹ Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland

,

Vesa Rasi

¹ Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland

,

Tom Krusius

¹ Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland

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