Comparative genetic linkage studies in rats, mice and humans have finally identified a key component of vitamin K metabolism that is targeted by the commonest anticoagulant drugs in use today.
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Sadler, J. K is for koagulation. Nature 427, 493–494 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427493a
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