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Factor V Leiden, prothrombin 20210G-->A and the MTHFR C677T mutations in childhood stroke.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 May 1999
McColl M D, Chalmers E A, Thomas A, Sproul A, Healey C, Rafferty I, McWilliam R, Eunson P
Abstract excerpt
Ischaemic stroke is a rare occurrence in children and in a proportion of cases the aetiology remains unknown. We have investigated the role of thrombophilia in the aetiology of this condition. Of 50 cases identified at two centres, 37 were available for detailed haematological analysis. No cases were identified with deficiencies of antithrombin, protein C or protein S. One case had elevated IgG anticardiolipin...
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