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Inflammatory bowel diseases are not associated with major hereditary conditions predisposing to thrombosis.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jul 2000
Vecchi M, Sacchi E, Saibeni S, Meucci G, Tagliabue L, Duca F, De Franchis R
Abstract excerpt
Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are at increased risk for thromboembolic complications. Our aim was to evaluate whether the increased risk for thrombosis in IBD could be due to a genetic association of IBD with hereditary prothrombotic conditions. In all, 102 IBD patients (51 with ulcerative colitis and 51 with Crohn's disease) with no history of thrombosis and 204 matched normal subjects were...
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