The role of beta-fibrinogen genotype in determining plasma fibrinogen levels in young survivors of myocardial infarction and healthy controls from Sweden.

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The role of beta-fibrinogen genotype in determining plasma fibrinogen levels in young survivors of myocardial infarction and healthy controls from Sweden.

Thrombosis and haemostasis - 20 Dec 1993

Green F, Hamsten A, Blombäck M, Humphries S

Abstract excerpt

Beta-fibrinogen G/A-455 polymorphism genotype was determined in 123 young survivors of myocardial infarction and 86 healthy controls from Sweden. Frequency of the A-455 allele was 0.25 (95% Confidence Interval 0.21-0.29) in both patients and controls, significantly higher than that reported previ...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Fibrinogen
Genotype
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Reference Values
Survivors
Sweden

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