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Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(02): 343
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615200
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615200
Letters to the Editor
The Mutation at Position 20210 in the 3’-Untranslated Region of the Prothrombin Gene Is Extremely Rare in Taiwanese Chinese Patients with venous Thrombophilia
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Received
25 February 1998
Accepted after revision
08 April 1998
Publication Date:
27 December 2017 (online)
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