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The prevalence of factor V R506Q mutation-Leiden among apparently healthy Lebanese.
American journal of hematology - 1 Sept 2000
Irani-Hakime N, Tamim H, Kreidy R, Almawi W Y
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to activated protein C (APC) degradation caused by a specific point mutation in the factor V (FV) gene, FV:R506Q or FV-Leiden, which replaces Arg506 with Gln at the APC cleavage site within the FV gene, is the most prevalent inherited caused of venous thrombosis. Recent reports suggested that the prevalence of FV-Leiden is high among Caucasians, and very low among non-Caucasians, thereby suggesting...
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