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Coagulation factor XII (FXII) activity, activated FXII, distribution of FXII C46T gene polymorphism and coronary risk.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Feb 2008
Bach J, Endler G, Winkelmann B R, Boehm B O, Maerz W, Mannhalter C, Hellstern P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Whether factor XII (FXII) activity, its 46C>T polymorphism and activated FXII (FXIIa) are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) remains to be determined. METHODS: FXII, FXIIa and the FXII 46C>T polymorphism were determined in a hospital-based cohort of 2615 patients undergoing coronary angiography. RESULTS: Fifty-seven per cent of the participants were identified as wild-type (46CC), 38% as...
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