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[Diagnosis of thrombophilia]].
Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie - 1 Jun 2001
Kemkes-Matthes B
Abstract excerpt
Using laboratory testing, coagulation alterations can be detected in about 50% of familial thrombophilia. Most common hereditary coagulation defects leading to enhanced thrombosis risk are aPC resistance/Factor V Leiden mutation, protein C- and S-deficiency, prothrombin 20210A polymorphism and antithrombin deficiency. Moreover, elevated plasma levels of homocysteine also are associated with enhanced thrombosis...
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