Fibrinolytic activity in women on oral contraceptive pills: variation due to haemoglobin genotype.

doi:10.1016/0001-706x(92)90029-w

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Fibrinolytic activity in women on oral contraceptive pills: variation due to haemoglobin genotype.

Acta tropica - 1 Dec 1992

Famodu A A, Erhunmwunse R U, Elom E U

Abstract excerpt

Plasma fibrinogen levels and euglobulin lysis time (ELT) were determined in 84 women with haemoglobin genotype AA (HbAA) and in 38 with haemoglobin genotype AS (HbAS), aged 17-35 years, who were on oral contraceptive pills (OCP). The control group included 23 HbAA and 27 HbAS age-matched, apparen...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Contraceptives, Oral
Female
Fibrinogen
Fibrinolysis
Genotype
Hemoglobin A
Hemoglobin, Sickle
Humans
Risk Factors

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