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Thromboembolism
Studies from Emory University update current data on thromboembolism
August 3rd, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Thrombosis and Haemostasis, "Genetic determinants of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the African-American population are poorly characterised. It was recently shown that fibrinogen gamma gene (FGG) polymorphisms 10034C >T and 9340T >C influence VTE risk in the Caucasian population." "In the African-American population these polymorphisms are common, with allele frequencies above 25%. Here we evaluated whether these and other FGG 3'-end polymorphisms were associated with VTE risk in the African-American population and aimed to replicate the association in the Caucasian population. We examined 557...
Source: Hematology Week (2009-08-03)
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