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Factor V Arg506Gln mutation is not associated with cardiovascular mortality in older women.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Apr 1999
Roest M, Banga J D, Tempelman M J, de Groot P G, Grobbee D E, Sixma J J, van der Schouw Y T
Abstract excerpt
Factor V Arg506Gln is the most common genetic risk factor for venous thrombosis and is associated with myocardial infarction in young women, especially among smokers. The authors studied the relation of factor V Arg506Gln to cardiovascular mortality in older women in a prospective cohort study of 12,239 women, living in the city of Utrecht, who were initially aged between 52 and 67 years. Women were followed on...
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