Thromb Haemost 2013; 110(05): 1083-1085
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-02-0110
Letters to the Editor
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PTGS1 compound heterozygosity impairs gene expression and platelet aggregation and is associated with severe bleeding complications

Eray Yagmur
1   Laboratory Diagnostics Center, RWTH-University Hospital Aachen, Medical Care Center, Dr. Stein and colleagues, Mönchengladbach, Germany
,
Ralf Weiskirchen
2   Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, RWTH-University Hospital Aachen, Germany
,
Angelika Schede
1   Laboratory Diagnostics Center, RWTH-University Hospital Aachen, Medical Care Center, Dr. Stein and colleagues, Mönchengladbach, Germany
3   Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Germany
,
Peter Bugert
3   Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Germany
4   German Red Cross Blood Service of Baden-Württemberg – Hessen gGmbH, Mannheim, Germany
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Publication History

Received: 08 February 2013

Accepted after major revision: 20 July 2013

Publication Date:
01 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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