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Inherited thrombophilia as a risk factor for the development of ischemic stroke in young adults.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Feb 2000
Voetsch B, Damasceno B P, Camargo E C, Massaro A, Bacheschi L A, Scaff M, Annichino-Bizzacchi J M, Arruda V R
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INTRODUCTION: Several recent studies have analyzed a possible effect of thrombophilia risk factors such as factor V Leiden, the prothrombin variant (allele 20210 A), and homozygosity for thermolabile methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR-T) on the development of ischemic stroke (IS). In the present study, we determined the role of these prothrombotic polymorphisms in the early onset of arterial IS or...
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