Article
The impact of the factor V Leiden mutation on pregnancy.
Human reproduction update - 1 Jan 2000
Spina V, Aleandri V, Morini F
Abstract excerpt
A resistance to the anticoagulant activity of activated protein C (APC), most frequently due to a point mutation in the Factor V gene (the Leiden mutation), represents the most common genetic cause of thrombophilia. The Leiden mutation has been significantly related to pregnancy complications associated with hypercoagulation, e.g. deep vein thrombosis during pregnancy (8-fold increased risk), pre-eclampsia...
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