A 5-Nucleotide Insertion in the Antithrombin Gene Causing a Quantitative Antithrombin Deficiency

Thromb Haemost 1997; 77(01): 212-213
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1655931

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Authors

Haeyoung Jeong

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea
Miran Kim

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea
Jongsung Lee

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea
Si Houn Hahn

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea
Seonyang Park

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea
Ook Joon Yoo

The Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea

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