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Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(01): 236
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614249
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Absence of Mutations at APC Cleavage Sites Arg306 in Factor V and Arg336, Arg562 in Factor VIII in African-Americans

W. Craig Hooper
1   The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta GA, Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
Anne Dilley
1   The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta GA, Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
Harland Austin
1   The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta GA, Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
Nanette K. Wenger
1   The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta GA, Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
Jane Benson
1   The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta GA, Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
Bruce L. Evatt
1   The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta GA, Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
Victor Silva
1   The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta GA, Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Peggy Rawlins
1   The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta GA, Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Received 09 April 1997

Accepted after revision 27 August 1997

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08 December 2017 (online)

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