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Associations of the beta-fibrinogen Hae III and factor XIII Val34Leu gene variants with venous thrombosis.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jan 2007
Cushman Mary, Cornell Alexandra, Folsom Aaron R, Wang Lu, Tsai Michael Y, Polak Joseph, Tang Zhonghua
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The factor XIII Val34Leu (100 G-->T) and beta-fibrinogen Hae III (-455 G-->A) gene variants have been associated with reduced risk of venous thrombosis, but not in all studies. METHODS: We investigated the associations of these polymorphisms with risk of venous thrombosis in a prospective, population-based study of 21,680 men and women aged 45-100 years at enrollment. Factor XIII 100 G/T and...
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