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Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(03): 685-686
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614967
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Prevalence of Factor VQ506 and Prothrombin 20210 A Mutations in an Apparently Healthy Icelandic Population and Patients Suffering from Venous Thrombosis

Ísleifur Ólafsson
1   Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Reykjavík Hospital
,
Sigrídur Hjaltadóttir
1   Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Reykjavík Hospital
,
Torfi Páll Önundarson
2   Department of Hematology, National Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
,
Ragnheidur Pórarinsdóttir
1   Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Reykjavík Hospital
,
Vilhelmína Haraldsdóttir
1   Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Reykjavík Hospital
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Received 23 October 1998

Accepted 04 November 1998

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07 December 2017 (online)

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