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Thromb Haemost 2013; 109(03): 558-560
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-08-0632
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Fibrinogen γ’ and variation in fibrinogen gamma genes in the etiology of portal vein thrombosis

Jasper H. Smalberg
1   Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
,
Edith Koehler
2   Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
,
Sarwa Darwish Murad
2   Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
,
Aurelie Plessier
3   Department of Hepatology, Hopital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Inserm U773 and University Paris-7, Clichy, France
,
Susana Seijo
4   Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives, IDIBAPS and Ciberehd, Barcelona, Spain
,
Jonel Trebicka
5   Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
,
Massimo Primignani
6   Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale Policlinico, Mangiagalli and Regina Elena Foundation, Milan, Italy
,
Dingeman C. Rijken
1   Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
,
Moniek P. M. de Maat
1   Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
,
Juan-Carlos Garcia-Pagan
4   Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives, IDIBAPS and Ciberehd, Barcelona, Spain
,
Dominique C. Valla
3   Department of Hepatology, Hopital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Inserm U773 and University Paris-7, Clichy, France
,
Harry L. A. Janssen
2   Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
,
Frank W. G. Leebeek
1   Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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for the European Network for Vascular Disorders of the Liver (EN-Vie) › Author Affiliations
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Received: 31 August 2012

Accepted after major revision: 27 January 2012

Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)

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