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Genome-wide association study identifies novel loci for plasma levels of protein C: the ARIC study.
Blood - 2 Dec 2010
Tang Weihong, Basu Saonli, Kong Xiaoxiao, Pankow James S, Aleksic Nena, Tan Adrian, Cushman Mary, Boerwinkle Eric, Folsom Aaron R
Abstract excerpt
Protein C is an important endogenous anticoagulant in hemostasis. Deficiencies of protein C due to genetic mutations or a low level of circulating protein C increase the risk of venous thromboembolism. We performed a genome-wide association scan for plasma protein C antigen concentration with approximately 2.5 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 8048 individuals of European ancestry and a replication...
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