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Thromb Haemost 2013; 109(04): 766-768
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-11-0876
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-11-0876
Letters to the Editor
Microsatellite markers as a rapid approach for autozygosity mapping in Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: Identification of the second HPS7 mutation in a patient presenting late in life
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Financial support: This work was funded by the Wellcome Trust (093994), the British Heart Foundation (RG/09/007/27917) and Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISG, FI10/00535 and JRP, PI10/02594).
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Publication History
Received:
28 November 2012
Accepted after major revision:
17 January 2013
Publication Date:
22 November 2017 (online)
* Joint first authors.
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