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Hereditary thrombophilia as a cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome: A study from Western India
1 Oct 2001
Abstract excerpt
The inherited deficiencies of protein C, protein S, antithrombin III, factor V Leiden mutation, prothrombin gene polymorphism, and antiphospholipids were studied in 53 Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and 33 portal vein thrombosis (PVT) cases and compared with 223 age- and sex-matched controls. Protein C deficiency was detected in 7 (13.2%), protein S in 3 (5.7%), and antithrombin III in 2 (3.8%) of the BCS cases....
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