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Low prevalence of large intraventricular haemorrhage in very low birthweight infants carrying the factor V Leiden or prothrombin G20210A mutation.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Sept 2001
Göpel W, Gortner L, Kohlmann T, Schultz C, Möller J
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UNLABELLED: The influence of genetic factors that increase coagulation on the extension of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in very low birthweight infants has not been studied previously. This study investigated the frequency and effect of the factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations in a population-based cohort of 305 preterm infants with a birthweight below 1500 g. The overall prevalence of IVH was...
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