The Prevalence of Factor V Arg306→Thr (Factor V Cambridge) and Factor V Arg306→Gly Mutations in Different Human Populations

R. F. Franco; J. Elion; M. H. Tavella; S. E. B. Santos; M. A. Zago

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614462

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Thromb Haemost 1999; 81(02): 312-313
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614462

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The Prevalence of Factor V Arg³⁰⁶→Thr (Factor V Cambridge) and Factor V Arg³⁰⁶→Gly Mutations in Different Human Populations

R. F. Franco

¹From the Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil

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J. Elion

²Laboratoire de Biochimie Génétique, INSERM U458, Paris, France

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M. H. Tavella

¹From the Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil

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S. E. B. Santos

³Federal University of Para, Brazil

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M. A. Zago

¹From the Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil

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