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Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(02): 345-346
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612999
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The Impact of the Kozak Sequence Polymorphism of the Glycoprotein Ibα Gene on the Risk and Extent of Coronary Heart Disease

Sentot Santoso
1   Institut für Klinische Immunologic und Transfusionsmedizin
,
Peter Zimmermann
2   Institut für Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany
,
Ulrich J. H. Sachs
1   Institut für Klinische Immunologic und Transfusionsmedizin
,
Andreas Gardemann
2   Institut für Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany
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Received 25 November 2000

Accepted after resubmission 24 September 2001

Publication Date:
13 December 2017 (online)

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