Dysfibrinogenemia With the γSer358Cys Variant, Fibrinogen Milano VII, Escapes From the Clauss-CWA Classification
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Atsuo Suzuki
Department of Medical Technique, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Atsuo Suzuki ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorNobuaki Suzuki
Department of Transfusion Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShogo Tamura
Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShuichi Okamoto
Division of Cellular and Genetic Sciences, Department of Integrated Health Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakeshi Kanematsu
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTetsuhito Kojima
Aichi Health Promotion Foundation, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTadashi Matsushita
Department of Transfusion Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Atsuo Suzuki
Department of Medical Technique, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Correspondence:
Atsuo Suzuki ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorNobuaki Suzuki
Department of Transfusion Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShogo Tamura
Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShuichi Okamoto
Division of Cellular and Genetic Sciences, Department of Integrated Health Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakeshi Kanematsu
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTetsuhito Kojima
Aichi Health Promotion Foundation, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTadashi Matsushita
Department of Transfusion Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorFunding: This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (grant 22K08502 to A.S.).

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