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Inherited thrombophilia: a possible cause of in utero vascular thrombosis in children with intestinal atresia.
Journal of pediatric surgery - 1 Aug 2001
Johnson S M, Meyers R L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital atresia of the small and large intestine is thought to evolve from in utero mesenteric vascular occlusion of the corresponding intestinal segment. Because spontaneous thrombosis recently has been described in association with inherited thrombophilia, the authors wondered if inherited thrombophilia also might be found in babies with intestinal atresia. METHODS: Genetic analysis was done on...
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