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Prothrombin 20210G/A mutation in two patients with mesenteric ischemia.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Sept 1999
Balian A, Veyradier A, Naveau S, Wolf M, Montembault S, Giraud V, Borotto E, Henry C, Meyer D, Chaput J C
Abstract excerpt
Primary cases of splanchnic vein thrombosis are now less common since a systematic screening for hypercoagulability is performed. In 1996, a sequence variation in the 3'-untranslated region of the prothrombin gene (F.II 20210G/A mutation) has been linked to a threefold increased risk for venous thrombosis. The role of this thrombophilic disorder is not documented in patients with thrombosis of the splanchnic...
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