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Thromb Haemost 2006; 95(03): 589-590
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-12-0806
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-12-0806
Letters to the Editor
Thrombospondin-4 Ala387Pro polymorphism is not associated with vascular function and risk of coronary heart disease in US men and women
Financial support: Dr. F.W. Asselbergs is a research fellow of the Netherlands Heart Foundation (2003T0I0) and the Dutch Inter University Cardiology Institute Netherlands. Ms. Pai is funded by an institutional training grant (HL07575) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood institute. Dr. Pischon is a jetson Lincoln fellow, supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Lincoln.
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Publication History
Received
18 December 2005
Accepted after revision
26 January 2006
Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)
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