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No excess of factor V:Q506 genotype but high prevalence of anticardiolipin antibodies without antiendothelial cell antibodies in retinal vein occlusion in young patients.
Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde - 1 Jan 2000
Scott J A, Arnold J J, Currie J M, Broadfoot C, Davidson M, Kelly K F, Graham A, Kirkpatrick J N, Greaves M
Abstract excerpt
Factor V:Q506 (factor V Leiden) is associated with venous thrombosis and has been reported to be a risk factor for retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA), also associated with RVO, are a marker for the prothrombotic condition antiphospholipid syndrome, in which antiendothelial antibodies (AECA) are also frequently present. This study reviewed 45 younger patients <or=55 years old (21 with...
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