Thromb Haemost 2016; 115(01): 225-226
DOI: 10.1160/TH15-02-0134
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Absence of CALR mutation among a cohort of 394 unselected patients with a first episode of unprovoked venous thromboembolism

Jean-Christophe Ianotto*
1   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHRU) Brest, Institut de Cancéro-Hématologie, Brest, France
2   EA-3878 G. E. T. B. O. (Groupe d’Etude de la Thrombose en Bretagne Occidentale)
3   Centre d’Investigations Clinique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) CIC 05–02, Brest, France
8   France Intergroupe des Syndromes Myéloprolifératifs (FIM)
,
Aurélie Chauveau*
4   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHRU) Brest, Laboratoire d’Hématologie, Brest, France
5   Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1078, Brest, France
6   Université de Bretagne occidentale, Faculté de Médecine, Brest, France
8   France Intergroupe des Syndromes Myéloprolifératifs (FIM)
,
Damien Luque Paz
4   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHRU) Brest, Laboratoire d’Hématologie, Brest, France
5   Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1078, Brest, France
,
Aurélien Delluc
2   EA-3878 G. E. T. B. O. (Groupe d’Etude de la Thrombose en Bretagne Occidentale)
3   Centre d’Investigations Clinique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) CIC 05–02, Brest, France
7   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHRU) Brest, Département de Médecine Interne et Pneumologie, Brest, France
,
Cécile Tromeur
2   EA-3878 G. E. T. B. O. (Groupe d’Etude de la Thrombose en Bretagne Occidentale)
3   Centre d’Investigations Clinique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) CIC 05–02, Brest, France
7   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHRU) Brest, Département de Médecine Interne et Pneumologie, Brest, France
,
Marie-Anne Couturier
1   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHRU) Brest, Institut de Cancéro-Hématologie, Brest, France
6   Université de Bretagne occidentale, Faculté de Médecine, Brest, France
,
Maelenn Gouillou
3   Centre d’Investigations Clinique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) CIC 05–02, Brest, France
,
Christian Berthou
1   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHRU) Brest, Institut de Cancéro-Hématologie, Brest, France
6   Université de Bretagne occidentale, Faculté de Médecine, Brest, France
,
Dominique Mottier
2   EA-3878 G. E. T. B. O. (Groupe d’Etude de la Thrombose en Bretagne Occidentale)
3   Centre d’Investigations Clinique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) CIC 05–02, Brest, France
6   Université de Bretagne occidentale, Faculté de Médecine, Brest, France
7   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHRU) Brest, Département de Médecine Interne et Pneumologie, Brest, France
,
Valérie Ugo
4   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHRU) Brest, Laboratoire d’Hématologie, Brest, France
5   Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1078, Brest, France
6   Université de Bretagne occidentale, Faculté de Médecine, Brest, France
8   France Intergroupe des Syndromes Myéloprolifératifs (FIM)
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Publication History

Received: 11 February 2015

Accepted after major revision: 23 June 2015

Publication Date:
22 November 2017 (online)

 

* These two authors contributed equally to this work.


 
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