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Genetic variation in coagulation and fibrinolytic proteins and their relation with acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review.
Circulation - 18 Dec 2001
Boekholdt S M, Bijsterveld N R, Moons A H, Levi M, Büller H R, Peters R J
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BACKGROUND: It is pathophysiologically conceivable that genetic variations in coagulation and fibrinolytic proteins are associated with the risk of myocardial infarction. Methods and Results- We performed a literature search to identify published case-control studies correlating the factor V Leiden or prothrombin G20210A mutations or fibrinogen G-455A or plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G...
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