Protein S–K196E mutation as a genetic risk factor for deep vein thrombosis in Japanese patients

Rina Kimura, Shigenori Honda, Tomio Kawasaki, Hajime Tsuji, Seiji Madoiwa, Yoichi Sakata, Tetsuhito Kojima, Mitsuru Murata, Kazuhiro Nishigami, Masaaki Chiku,

Blood · 2006 · 106 citations · 11 references

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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a multifactorial disease caused by interactions between acquired risk factors and coagulation abnormalities.[1][1] In whites, the factor V–Leiden and the prothrombin-20210G>A are widely recognized as genetic risk factors for DVT. However, these 2 mutations are not

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