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Post-traumatic basilar artery thrombosis in a young man with atrial septum aneurysm and prothrombin gene G20210A polymorphism.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Sept 1999
Santoliquido A, Gaetani E, Gerardino L, Gasbarrini A, Pola R
Abstract excerpt
Prothrombin gene G20210A polymorphism has been recently identified as a cause of venous thrombosis. However the association between this mutation and arterial thrombosis remains uncertain. Some authors have suggested that the polymorphism in the 3' region of the prothrombin gene may precipitate cerebral arterial thrombosis in young patients with prothrombotic conditions. We report a case of post-traumatic basilar...
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