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Clinical and laboratory expression of associated thrombophilic conditions (homozygous/heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation and heterozygous prothrombin variant 20210A) in an Italian family.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jun 2000
Simioni P, Tormene D, Luni S, Caldato M, Girolami A
Abstract excerpt
Prothrombin variant 20210A is maintained to be a mild risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). The association of this defect with other inherited thrombophilic conditions may result in an increased risk of developing VTE. In this article, a family is described in which prothrombin variant was associated with either homozygous or heterozygous factor V Leiden (FV Leiden) mutation. All family members except...
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