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Dietary effects on coagulation factor VII vary across genotypes of the R/Q353 polymorphism in elderly people.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 May 1998
Mennen L I, de Maat M P, Schouten E G, Kluft C, Witteman J C, Hofman A, Grobbee D E
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of factor VII with dietary factors while also considering the R/Q353 polymorphism. Nutrition is an important determinant of coagulation factor VII, which is also genetically determined by the R/Q353 polymorphism. High levels of coagulation factor VII clotting activity (FVII:C) are associated with the risk of myocardial infarction; nutrition may have an...
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