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The role of thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor in arterial thrombosis at a young age: the ATTAC study.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jun 2009
de Bruijne E L E, Gils A, Guimarães A H C, Dippel D W J, Deckers J W, van den Meiracker A H, Poldermans D, Rijken D C, Declerck P J, de Maat M P M, Leebeek F W G
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) attenuates fibrinolysis and may therefore contribute to the pathophysiology of arterial thrombosis. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the pathogenetic role of TAFI levels and genotypes in young patients with arterial thrombosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a case-control study, 327 young patients with a recent first-ever event...
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