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The factor V R2 allele: risk of venous thromboembolism, factor V levels and resistance to activated protein C.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Feb 2000
Luddington R, Jackson A, Pannerselvam S, Brown K, Baglin T
Abstract excerpt
Case-control studies have yielded conflicting results regarding the relative risk of venous thromboembolism associated with the factor V R2 allele. We calculated odds ratios in 581 patients and 469 age-matched controls. The odds ratio for the R2 allele in patients relative to controls was 1.21 (95% CI 0.84 to 1.74). These results do not support the hypothesis that the R2 allele is a risk factor for venous...
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