Low soluble thrombomodulin activity and antigen is associated with a family history of heart disease while a high level is associated with a personal history of heart disease in type 2 diabetes

Constantine J. Konstantoulas; Jackie A. Cooper; Ann-Kristin Ohlin; Stephen E. Humphries; Alison H. Goodall; Cheng-Hoc Toh; Hugh Mather; Helen Ireland

doi:10.1160/TH06-03-0160

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2007; 97(01): 161-164
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-03-0160

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Low soluble thrombomodulin activity and antigen is associated with a family history of heart disease while a high level is associated with a personal history of heart disease in type 2 diabetes

Constantine J. Konstantoulas

¹University College London, UK

,

Jackie A. Cooper

¹University College London, UK

,

Ann-Kristin Ohlin

²Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Chemistry, Lund University, Sweden

,

Stephen E. Humphries

¹University College London, UK

,

Alison H. Goodall

³University of Leicester, UK

,

Cheng-Hoc Toh

⁴Liverpool University, UK

,

Hugh Mather

⁵Ealing Hospital, London, UK

,

Helen Ireland

¹University College London, UK

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