The Mutation C677T in the Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene as a Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction in the Portuguese Population

C. Ferrer-Antunes; A. Palmeiro; J. Morais; M. Lourenço; M. Freitas; L. Providência

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1615241

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Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(03): 521-522
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615241

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The Mutation C677T in the Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene as a Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction in the Portuguese Population

Authors

C. Ferrer-Antunes

¹Hematology Laboratory, Portugal
A. Palmeiro

¹Hematology Laboratory, Portugal
J. Morais

²Department of Cardiology, Coimbra University Hospital, Portugal
M. Lourenço

¹Hematology Laboratory, Portugal
M. Freitas

²Department of Cardiology, Coimbra University Hospital, Portugal
L. Providência

²Department of Cardiology, Coimbra University Hospital, Portugal

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