Myocardial Infarction: Absence of Association with VNTR Polymorphism of GP Ibα

B. Merrier; S. Munier; V. Bertault; J. Mansourati; J. J. Blanc; C. Férec

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614141

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2000; 84(05): 921-922
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614141

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Myocardial Infarction: Absence of Association with VNTR Polymorphism of GP Ibα

B. Merrier

¹From the Genetic and Histocompatibility Laboratory, Brest, France

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S. Munier

²Department of Cardiology, CHU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France

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V. Bertault

²Department of Cardiology, CHU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France

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J. Mansourati

²Department of Cardiology, CHU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France

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J. J. Blanc

²Department of Cardiology, CHU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France

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C. Férec

¹From the Genetic and Histocompatibility Laboratory, Brest, France

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