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Racial and genetic determinants of plasma factor XIII activity.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Dec 2000
Saha N, Aston C E, Low P S, Kamboh M I
Abstract excerpt
Factor XIII (F XIII), a plasma transglutaminase, is essential for normal hemostasis and fibrinolysis. Plasma F XIII consists of two catalytic A (F XIIIA) and two non-catalytic B (F XIIIB) subunits. Activated F XIII is involved in the formation of fibrin gel by covalently crosslinking fibrin monomers. As the characteristics of the fibrin gel structure have been shown to be associated with the risk of coronary...
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