Factor XII gene (F12) −4C/C polymorphism in combination with low protein S activity is associated with deep vein thrombosis

Taisuke Kanaji; Kumiko Watanabe; Sachiko Hattori; Michiyo Urata; Hiroko Iida; Sachiko Kinoshita; Yuzo Kayamori; Dongchon Kang; Naotaka Hamasaki

doi:10.1160/TH06-09-0505

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2006; 96(06): 854-855
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-09-0505

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Factor XII gene (F12) −4C/C polymorphism in combination with low protein S activity is associated with deep vein thrombosis

Taisuke Kanaji

¹Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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Kumiko Watanabe

¹Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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Sachiko Hattori

¹Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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Michiyo Urata

¹Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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Hiroko Iida

¹Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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Sachiko Kinoshita

¹Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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Yuzo Kayamori

¹Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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Dongchon Kang

¹Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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Naotaka Hamasaki

¹Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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