The 20210A Allele of Prothrombin Is not Found among Sickle Cell Disease Patients from West Africa

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Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(02): 444-445
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615011

Scientific and Standardization Committee Communication

Schattauer GmbH

Mohamed C. Rahimy

¹Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Cotonou, Republic of Benin, West Africa

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R. Krishnamoorthy

²INSERM U 458, Hôpital Robert Debré, 75019 Paris, France

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Gilbert Ahouignan

¹Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Cotonou, Republic of Benin, West Africa

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Mike Laffan

³Department of Haematology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

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Tom Vulliamy

³Department of Haematology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

Further Information

Publication History

Received 19 September 1997

Accepted 08 October 1997

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

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