High Prevalence of FVHR2 Polymorphism in Costarician Indians who Have no FVL

F. H. Herrmann; Lizbeth Salazar-Sanchez; G. Jimenez-Arce; Rita Grimm; Winnie Schröder

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1615976

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2001; 85(06): 1120-1121
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615976

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High Prevalence of FVHR2 Polymorphism in Costarician Indians who Have no FVL

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F. H. Herrmann

¹Institute of Human Genetics, University Greifswald
Lizbeth Salazar-Sanchez

²CIHATA, University Costa Rica
G. Jimenez-Arce

²CIHATA, University Costa Rica
Rita Grimm

¹Institute of Human Genetics, University Greifswald
Winnie Schröder

¹Institute of Human Genetics, University Greifswald

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