Genetic variants and risk for venous thromboembolic events: Summing up the evidence

Daniel Kurnik; Aaron Lubetsky

doi:10.1160/TH09-06-0350

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2009; 102(02): 183-184
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-06-0350

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Genetic variants and risk for venous thromboembolic events: Summing up the evidence

Daniel Kurnik

¹Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Department of Medicine A, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

³Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Aaron Lubetsky

²National Hemophilia Center and Institute of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Department of Hematology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

³Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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