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Factor XIII Val34Leu polymorphism and the risk of myocardial infarction under the age of 36 years.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jun 2008
Rallidis Loukianos S, Politou Marianna, Komporozos Christoforos, Panagiotakos Demosthenes B, Belessi Chrisoula I, Travlou Anthi, Lekakis John, Kremastinos Dimitrios T
Abstract excerpt
There are limited and controversial data regarding the impact of factor XIII (FXIII) Val34Leu polymorphism in the pathogenesis of premature myocardial infarction (MI). We examined whether FXIII Val34Leu polymorphism is associated with the development of early MI. We recruited 159 consecutive patients who had survived their first acute MI under the age of 36 years (mean age = 32.1 +/- 3.6 years, 138 were men). The...
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