Is Homozygosity for the HR2 Haplotype a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism?

Omer Aras; Naomi Q. Hanson; Michael Y. Tsai; Nigel S. Key

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1612965

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(01): 173-174
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612965

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Is Homozygosity for the HR2 Haplotype a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism?

Omer Aras

¹Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School. MMC 480 Mayo Building, Minneapolis, MN, USA

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Naomi Q. Hanson

¹Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School. MMC 480 Mayo Building, Minneapolis, MN, USA

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Michael Y. Tsai

¹Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School. MMC 480 Mayo Building, Minneapolis, MN, USA

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Nigel S. Key

¹Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School. MMC 480 Mayo Building, Minneapolis, MN, USA

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