Article
[Prevalence of the activated protein C resistance in indigenous and Black populations of the western Venezuela].
Investigacion clinica - 1 Mar 2000
Vizcaíno G, Torres E, Quintero J, Herrmann F, Grimm R, Diez-Ewald M, Arteaga-Vizcaíno M, Pérez-Requejo J L, Colina-Araujo J
Abstract excerpt
The Activated Protein C Resistance (APCR) is the common phenotype of Factor V Leiden (arg506gln), which is considered as a thrombotic risk factor. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of APCR and its association with Factor V Leiden in indian and black populations from Zulia State in western Venezuela. Blood samples were taken from 80 Yukpa indians from Sierra de Perijá and 91 black individuals...
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