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Search for genetic factors favoring thrombosis in Turkish population.
Thrombosis research - 15 Oct 1998
Akar N, Akar E, Misirlioğlu M, Avcu F, Yalçin A, Cin S
Abstract excerpt
Common mutations in three genes (MTHFR 677 C-T; MS 2756 A-G; CBS Exon 8,844 ins 68) in homocysteine metabolism have been shown to cause increased plasma homocysteine levels thus causing a predisposition to thrombosis. FV 1691 G-A mutation, which is very common in the Turkish population, was also studied. As there is no existing data in the Turkish population, we aimed to study these mutations in patients with...
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