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Thromb Haemost 1996; 75(03): 520-521
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1650309
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Detection of the Factor V Leiden Mutation Using Whole Blood PCR

D C Rees
The MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Institute of Nucl. Med., John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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M Cox
The MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Institute of Nucl. Med., John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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J B Clegg
The MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Institute of Nucl. Med., John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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Received 27 October 1995

Accepted after revision 06 December 1995

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26 July 2018 (online)

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