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Thromb Haemost 2000; 83(05): 798-799
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613919
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Influence of the nt 2148 A to G Substitution (Pro 626 Dimorphism) in the PROS1 Gene on Circulating Free Protein S Levels in Healthy Volunteers - Reappraisal of Protein S Normal Ranges

C. Leroy-Matheron
1   From Unité d’Hémostase et de Thrombose, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
,
J. Duchemin
1   From Unité d’Hémostase et de Thrombose, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
,
M. Levent
1   From Unité d’Hémostase et de Thrombose, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
,
M. Gouault-Heilmann
1   From Unité d’Hémostase et de Thrombose, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Received 21 September 1999

Accepted after resubmission 21 December 1999

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

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