Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia, MTHFR 677C→T Polymorphism and Folate Status in Acute Coronary Disease

Thromb Haemost 2000; 84(04): 737-738
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614105

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Authors

Peter J. Kelly

¹The Stroke Service, VBK 802, Dept of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Karen L. Furie

¹The Stroke Service, VBK 802, Dept of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

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