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Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(02): 450-451
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615014
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The Mutation C677 → T in the Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene and Stroke

Karl H. Reuner
1   From the Institute for Medical Laboratory Diagnostics and Department of Neurology, Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany
,
Andreas Ruf
1   From the Institute for Medical Laboratory Diagnostics and Department of Neurology, Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany
,
Michael Kaps
1   From the Institute for Medical Laboratory Diagnostics and Department of Neurology, Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany
,
Karl F. Druschky
1   From the Institute for Medical Laboratory Diagnostics and Department of Neurology, Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany
,
Heinrich Patscheke
1   From the Institute for Medical Laboratory Diagnostics and Department of Neurology, Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany
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Received 02 July 1997

Accepted after resubmission 22 September 1997

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08 December 2017 (online)

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