Why dysfibrinogenaemias still matter

John W. Weisel

doi:10.1160/TH09-07-0432

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Thromb Haemost 2009; 102(03): 426-427
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-07-0432

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Why dysfibrinogenaemias still matter

John W. Weisel

¹Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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