Published in Managed Care Business Week, June 20th, 2006
This trend article about University of Istanbul is an immediate alert from IncRx to identify developing directions of research.
Study 1: The Val34Leu polymorphism in te FXIII gene has a protective effect against myocardial infarction.
According to recent research from Turkey, "Activated factor XIII (FXIII) cross-links between fibrin monomers, thus increasing the clot stability and resistance to fibrinolysis. Congenital FXIII deficiency causes severe bleeding diathesis. Recently, a common polymorphism of the FXIII A subunit (FXIII Val34Leu) has been identified as a...
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