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A parent-twin study of plasma levels of histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG).
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 15 Nov 1993
Boomsma D I, Hennis B C, van Wees A G, Frants R R, Kluft C
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Histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) is a non-enzymatic glycoprotein that acts as a modulator of several plasma proteins involved in coagulation and fibrinolysis. The contributions of genetic and environmental influences to inter-individual variation in plasma levels of HRG were studied in 160 Dutch families consisting of adolescent twin pairs and their parents. Results showed that 69% of the variance in plasma HRG...
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