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Advances in understanding pathogenic mechanisms of thrombophilic disorders.
Blood - 1 Jul 2008
Dahlbäck Björn
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Venous thromboembolism is a major medical problem, annually affecting 1 in 1000 individuals. It is a typical multifactorial disease, involving both genetic and circumstantial risk factors that affect a delicate balance between procoagulant and anticoagulant forces. In the last 50 years, the molecular basis of blood coagulation and the anticoagulant systems that control it have been elucidated. This has laid the...
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