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Genetic admixture is associated with plasma hemostatic factor levels in self-identified African Americans and Hispanics: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Apr 2012
Lutsey P L, Wassel C L, Cushman M, Sale M M, Divers J, Folsom A R
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies report that self-identified African Americans typically have higher hemostatic factor levels than do self-identified Caucasians or Hispanics. OBJECTIVE: To enhance understanding of phenotypic variation in hemostatic factor levels by race/ethnicity, we evaluated the relationship between genetic ancestry and hemostatic factor levels among Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis...
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