Thromb Haemost 2013; 109(03): 556-558
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-09-0707
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Compound heterozygosity involving Antithrombin Cambridge II (p.Ala416Ser) in antithrombin deficiency

Sonia Águila
1   Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, HU Morales Meseguer, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum“ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Irene Martínez-Martínez
1   Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, HU Morales Meseguer, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum“ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
,
Miriam Collado
2   Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
,
Pilar Llamas
3   Servicio de Hematología, Fundación Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain
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Ana I. Antón
1   Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, HU Morales Meseguer, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum“ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Consuelo Martínez-Redondo
1   Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, HU Morales Meseguer, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum“ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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José Padilla
1   Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, HU Morales Meseguer, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum“ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Antonia Miñano
1   Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, HU Morales Meseguer, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum“ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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María E. de la MorenaBarrio
1   Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, HU Morales Meseguer, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum“ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
,
Ángel García-Avello
2   Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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Vicente Vicente
1   Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, HU Morales Meseguer, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum“ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Javier Corral
1   Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, HU Morales Meseguer, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum“ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
› Author Affiliations
Financial support:This study was supported by grants 04515 [/macron]GERM⁄ 06 (Fundación Seneca), PI12/00657 (ISCIII & FEDER), RD06⁄0014[/macron]0039 (ISCIII & FEDER), SA holds a FPI grant from Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. IM-M is a researcher from “Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de Murcia”. ME de la M-B is a holder of a predoctoral research grant from ISCIII.
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Publication History

Received: 28 September 2012

Accepted after minor revision: 27 January 2012

Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)

 

 
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