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Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(03): 520-521
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615240
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Prevalence of Factor V Leiden and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Mutations in Azerbaijan

Aytemiz Gurgey
1   From the Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey and Research Center for Blood Transfusion, Baku, Azerbaijan
,
Rustem Rustemov
1   From the Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey and Research Center for Blood Transfusion, Baku, Azerbaijan
,
Hulya Parlak
1   From the Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey and Research Center for Blood Transfusion, Baku, Azerbaijan
,
Gunay Balta
1   From the Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey and Research Center for Blood Transfusion, Baku, Azerbaijan
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Received 29 January 1998

Accepted after revision 29 April 1998

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08 December 2017 (online)

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