The Impact of the Kozak Sequence Polymorphism of the Glycoprotein Ibα Gene on the Risk and Extent of Coronary Heart Disease

Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(02): 345-346
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612999

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Authors

Sentot Santoso

¹Institut für Klinische Immunologic und Transfusionsmedizin
Peter Zimmermann

²Institut für Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany
Ulrich J. H. Sachs

¹Institut für Klinische Immunologic und Transfusionsmedizin
Andreas Gardemann

²Institut für Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany

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