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Coagulation factor XIII and cardiovascular disease in UK Asian patients undergoing coronary angiography.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Mar 2001
Warner D, Mansfield M W, Grant P J
Abstract excerpt
Possession of the coagulation factor XIII Val34Leu (FXIIIVal34Leu) polymorphism is associated with protection against myocardial infarction (MI) in Caucasians, in the absence of features of insulin resistance. The role of this polymorphism in the UK Asian population, with its high prevalence of insulin resistance and ischaemic heart disease, is unknown. We investigated the frequency of genotypes at this...
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