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Fibrinogen polymorphisms are not associated with the risk of myocardial infarction.
British journal of haematology - 1 Sept 2000
Doggen C J, Bertina R M, Cats V M, Rosendaal F R
Abstract excerpt
In the Study of Myocardial Infarctions Leiden, we investigated the prevalence of three polymorphisms in the alpha- and beta-fibrinogen genes among 560 patients with a myocardial infarction and 646 control subjects. Secondly, we studied the relationships between these polymorphisms and fibrinogen activity and antigen levels. The TaqI, HaeIII and BclI polymorphisms in the fibrinogen gene were not associated with...
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