Genetic heterogeneity in hereditary thrombophilia.

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Venous thromboembolism is a multifactorial disease that depends on variable combinations of acquired and genetic risk factors. The genetic risk factors include loss-of-function mutations in the genes that encode proteins with clot-restraining function, and gain-of-function mutations in procoagulant factors. The loss-of-function mutations are heterogeneous and comprise any mutation that impairs gene function. On...

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