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Factor V Leiden and recurrent miscarriage-prospective outcome of untreated pregnancies.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Feb 2002
Rai R, Backos M, Elgaddal S, Shlebak A, Regan L
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BACKGROUND: Some cases of recurrent miscarriage and later pregnancy complications have a thrombotic basis. Factor V Leiden is a common thrombophilic mutation. METHODS: The prospective outcome of untreated pregnancies amongst 25 women heterozygous for the Factor V Leiden allele who had a history of either recurrent early miscarriages only (three or more miscarriages at <12 weeks gestation; n = 19) or of late...
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