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Factor V1691 G-A, prothrombin 20210 G-A, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677 C-T variants in Turkish children with cerebral infarct.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Nov 1999
Akar N, Akar E, Deda G, Sipahi T, Orsal A
Abstract excerpt
Inherited gene defects related to the coagulation system have been reported as risk factors for ischemic stroke. These gene defects include a G-A transition at nucleotide 1691 in exon 10 of the Factor V gene causing activated protein C resistance; a G-A transition in the 3' untranslated region of the prothrombin gene at nucleotide position 20210 (G-A), which is associated with increased levels of prothrombin...
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