Presence of 844ins68 in the Cystathionine β-Synthase Gene in Asians (Koreans)

Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(04): 1130
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616553

Letters to the Editor

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Kyung S. Song

¹Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei Unversity College of Medicine, Seoul

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Jong R. Choi

¹Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei Unversity College of Medicine, Seoul

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Hyun K. Kim

¹Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei Unversity College of Medicine, Seoul

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Sun H. Gee

²Graduate School of Health Science and Management, Yonsei University, Seoul

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Won H. Shim

³Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Unversity College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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