Article
Prospective study of the A455V polymorphism in the thrombomodulin gene, plasma thrombomodulin, and incidence of venous thromboembolism: the LITE Study.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jan 2003
Aleksic N, Folsom A R, Cushman M, Heckbert S R, Tsai M Y, Wu K K
Abstract excerpt
Plasma thrombomodulin (soluble TM; sTM) is considered to be a marker of endothelial injury, but a recent report indicated that the relationship of sTM with thrombosis is complex. Venous thromboembolic events were identified in adults in two longitudinal cohort studies, the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study and the Cardiovascular Health Study, totaling 21 690 participants. After 8 years of follow-up, sTM...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
