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Joint effects of prothrombotic genotypes and body height on the risk of venous thromboembolism: the Tromsø study.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jan 2018
Horvei L D, Braekkan S K, Smith E N, Solomon T, Hindberg K, Frazer K A, Rosendaal F R, Hansen J-B
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Essentials Body height and prothrombotic genotypes are associated with risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The joint effect of prothrombotic genotypes and tall stature on VTE risk is scarcely investigated. We investigated the joint effect of prothrombotic genotypes and tall stature on VTE risk. Prothrombotic genotypes did not yield excess risk of VTE in subjects with a tall stature. SUMMARY: Background Studies...
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