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Thrombomodulin gene mutations associated with myocardial infarction.
Circulation - 1 Jul 1997
Ireland H, Kunz G, Kyriakoulis K, Stubbs P J, Lane D A
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BACKGROUND: Thrombomodulin is an important receptor for thrombin on the endothelial cell surface of most blood vessels, including those of the heart. Thrombin-bound thrombomodulin activates protein C, which inhibits thrombin generation by degrading factors Va and VIIIa. The aim of this study was...
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