New Function for Age-Related Stability Element in Conferring Strict Tissue-Specific Expression of Human Factor IX and Protein C Genes

Thromb Haemost 2002; 88(03): 537-538
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613251

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Kezhong Zhang¹

¹Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Sumiko Kurachi²

¹Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Kotoku Kurachi²

¹Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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