The Prevalence of the Prothrombin 20210 G →A Mutation Is not Increased in Angiographically Confirmed Coronary Artery Disease

W. Prohaska; M. Schmidt; H. Mannebach; U. Gleichmann; K. Kleesiek

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614435

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 1999; 81(01): 161-162
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614435

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The Prevalence of the Prothrombin 20210 G →A Mutation Is not Increased in Angiographically Confirmed Coronary Artery Disease

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W. Prohaska

¹From the Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Laboratoriumsund Transfusionsmedizin und Kardiologische Klinik, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
M. Schmidt

¹From the Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Laboratoriumsund Transfusionsmedizin und Kardiologische Klinik, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
H. Mannebach

¹From the Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Laboratoriumsund Transfusionsmedizin und Kardiologische Klinik, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
U. Gleichmann

¹From the Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Laboratoriumsund Transfusionsmedizin und Kardiologische Klinik, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
K. Kleesiek

¹From the Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Laboratoriumsund Transfusionsmedizin und Kardiologische Klinik, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

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