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Association of the alpha-fibrinogen Thr312Ala polymorphism with poststroke mortality in subjects with atrial fibrillation.
Circulation - 11 May 1999
Carter A M, Catto A J, Grant P J
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BACKGROUND: The alpha-fibrinogen Thr312Ala polymorphism occurs in close proximity to several sites important for factor XIIIa-dependent cross-linking, which raises the possibility that it affects fibrin clot stability. METHODS AND RESULTS: We determined the association of this polymorphism with ischemic stroke, stroke subtype, and poststroke mortality. There was no significant difference in the genotype...
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