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Factor V R506Q mutation-Leiden: an independent risk factor for venous thrombosis but not coronary artery disease.
Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis - 1 Apr 2001
Irani-Hakime N, Tamim H, Elias G, Choueiry S, Kreidy R, Daccache J L, Almawi W Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A specific point G-A transition at nucleotide position 1691 in the factor V (FV) gene, FV-Leiden, was associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Insofar as the association of FV-Leiden with coronary artery disease (CAD) remains poorly defined, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of FV-Leiden in a sample of 68 VTE patients, 69 CAD patients, and 192 randomly...
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