The Prothrombin G20210A Mutation Is a Risk Factor for Sudden Hearing Loss in Young Patients

Jochen H. Patscheke; Joachim Arndt; Klaus Dietz; Hans P. Zenner; Karl H. Reuner

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1616544

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(04): 1118-1119
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616544

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The Prothrombin G20210A Mutation Is a Risk Factor for Sudden Hearing Loss in Young Patients

Jochen H. Patscheke

¹HNO-Klinik, Universität Tübingen, Germany

²Zentrum für Labormedizin, Mikrobiologie und Transfusionsmedizin, Klinikum Karlsruhe,Tübingen, Germany

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Joachim Arndt

¹HNO-Klinik, Universität Tübingen, Germany

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Klaus Dietz

⁴Institut für Medizinische Biometrie, Universität Tübingen, Germany

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Hans P. Zenner

³HNO-Klinik, Universität Tübingen, Germany

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Karl H. Reuner

²Zentrum für Labormedizin, Mikrobiologie und Transfusionsmedizin, Klinikum Karlsruhe,Tübingen, Germany

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