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Aug 8, 2025, 16:08
Florian Thibord: F5-Leiden Identified in Largest GWAS on Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Blood Journals Portfolio, shared a post on X:
”F5-Leiden was the only common coagulation-affecting variant with a large and significant effect on HMB.”
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Title: Genome-wide meta-analysis of heavy menstrual bleeding reveals 36 risk loci
Authors: Florian Thibord, Jason Cunha, Jelisaveta Džigurski, Bjoernar Tuftin, Jennifer E. Huffman, Natàlia Pujol-Gualdo, Kelly Cho, Peter W. F. Wilson, Jill M. Johnsen, Laura M. Raffield, Ming-Huei Chen, Triin Laisk, Andrew D. Johnson

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Hemostasis Today
Jason Cunha
Jelisaveta Džigurski
Jennifer E. Huffman
Jill M. Johnsen
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Meta-analysis
Ming-Huei Chen
Natàlia Pujol-Gualdo
Peter W. F. Wilson
Triin Laisk
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