The Mutation at Position 20210 in the 3’-Untranslated Region of the Prothrombin Gene Is Extremely Rare in Taiwanese Chinese Patients with venous Thrombophilia

Jen-Shiou Lin; Ming-Ching Shen; Woei Tsay

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1615200

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(02): 343
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615200

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The Mutation at Position 20210 in the 3’-Untranslated Region of the Prothrombin Gene Is Extremely Rare in Taiwanese Chinese Patients with venous Thrombophilia

Jen-Shiou Lin

¹Department of Laboratory Medicine

,

Ming-Ching Shen

¹Department of Laboratory Medicine

²Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

,

Woei Tsay

²Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

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