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Coagulation factor XIII-A Val34Leu polymorphism and the risk of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction in a Chinese Han population.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Apr 2011
Guodong Jin, Beili Feng, Peng Chen, Oushan Tang, Jian Wang, Ji Ma, Yuping Shi, Geng Xu
Abstract excerpt
There are controversial data regarding the impact of coagulation factor XIII A subunit (FXIII-A) Val34Leu polymorphism in the pathogeneric of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI). Assuming this genetic factor is associated with the thrombotic process, we explored the role of FXIII-A Val34Leu in CAD and MI in a Chinese Han population. We recruited 195 consecutive patients with CAD confirmed...
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