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Genetic factors in pediatric venous thromboembolism.
Thrombosis research - 1 Mar 2017
Rühle Frank, Stoll Monika
Abstract excerpt
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the predominant form of thrombosis in children and exhibits a strong genetic background as observed by familial aggregation. While data from diverse genome wide association studies (GWAS) and meta-analyses based on large study samples exist for adult patients, most reports on VTE in children rely on candidate gene studies based on small family collectives. However, results from...
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