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Genetic polymorphisms of factor VII are not associated with arterial thrombosis.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Apr 1998
Corral J, González-Conejero R, Lozano M L, Rivera J, Vicente V
Abstract excerpt
A high plasma concentration of factor VII procoagulant activity is considered an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease. Recently, two polymorphisms of factor VII gene (insertion of a decanucleotide at -323 [A2], and the variant Q353) have been associated with 20-25% lower levels of this protein in plasma. In this study, the prevalence of these two factor VII polymorphisms were evaluated in relation...
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