Thromb Haemost 1999; 81(01): 162-163
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614436
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Simultaneous Genotyping for Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin G20210A Variant by a Multiplex PCR-SSCP Assay on Whole Blood

Authors

  • Michael Meyer

    1   Faculty of Medical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences (FH) Jena
  • Gerlinde Kutscher

    1   Faculty of Medical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences (FH) Jena
  • Günther Vogel

    2   Center for Vascular Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erfurt, Germany
Further Information

Publication History

Received07 August 1998

Accepted after revision22 September 1998

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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