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Factor V Leiden, prothrombin gene G20210A variant, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T genotype in young adults with ischemic stroke.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Oct 2001
Lopaciuk S, Bykowska K, Kwiecinski H, Mickielewicz A, Czlonkowska A, Mendel T, Kuczynska-Zardzewialy A, Szelagowska D, Windyga J, Schröder W, Herrmann F H, Jedrzejowska H
Abstract excerpt
Ischemic stroke in young adults is a well-known disease, but despite extensive clinical and laboratory investigations, its etiology remains unclear in approximately half of the cases. We examined the prevalence of factor V Leiden, the prothrombin G20210A genotype, and the C677T mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene in 100 patients (51 males and 49 females) who survived an ischemic...
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