Article
Factor XIII gene V34L mutation in the Lebanese population: another unique feature in this community?
Molecular biology reports - 1 Sept 2008
Mahfouz Rami A R, Sabbagh Amira S, Shammaa Dina M R, Otrock Zaher K, Zaatari Ghazi S, Taher Ali T
Abstract excerpt
We studied the distribution of the Factor XIII gene V34L polymorphism in a sample of healthy Lebanese individuals to assess its prevalence and compare it with other populations. Factor XIII genotypes were determined using the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) StripAssay (ViennaLab, Austria), which is based on a Polymerase Chain Reaction-Reverse hybridization technique. DNA from 205 unrelated healthy donors from our...
Topics
- Factor XIII
- Female
- Genotype
- Health
- Humans
- Lebanon
- Leucine
- Male
- Mutation
- Valine
