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Prevalence of the Factor XIII Val34Leu Polymorphism in Korean Patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis.
Annals of vascular surgery - 1 Apr 2016
Kim Sang-Dong, Hwang Jeong-Kye, Park Sun-Cheol, Kim Ji-Il, Won Yong-Sung, Yun Sang-Seob, Moon In-Sung, Park Jang-Sang
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OBJECTIVE: According to recent reports, a common polymorphism resulting in Val to Leu substitution, located 3 amino acids (Val34Leu) upstream of the thrombin cleavage site of FXIII A, has been related to a lower incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). And, a different expression pattern has been shown across nations and races. However, the frequency of FXIII polymorphism expression in Koreans has not been...
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