Rebuttal: Factor XII levels, factor XII 46 C>T polymorphism and venous thrombosis: a word of caution is needed

Antonio Girolami; Maria Teresa Sartori; Maria Anna Lombardi; Donatella Pellati

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614199

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2004; 92(04): 892-893
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614199

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Rebuttal: Factor XII levels, factor XII 46 C>T polymorphism and venous thrombosis: a word of caution is needed

Antonio Girolami

¹University of Padua Medical School, Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Second Chair of Medicine, Padua, Italy

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Maria Teresa Sartori

¹University of Padua Medical School, Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Second Chair of Medicine, Padua, Italy

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Maria Anna Lombardi

¹University of Padua Medical School, Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Second Chair of Medicine, Padua, Italy

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Donatella Pellati

¹University of Padua Medical School, Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Second Chair of Medicine, Padua, Italy

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