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Is there an increased maternal-infant prevalence of Factor V Leiden in association with severe pre-eclampsia?
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology - 1 Feb 2002
Currie Lea, Peek Michael, McNiven Michelle, Prosser Ian, Mansour Julia, Ridgway Jennifer
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of the Factor V Leiden mutation in children and maternal-infant pairs in pregnancies affected by severe pre-eclampsia with unmatched normal controls. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Department of Women's and Children's Health, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, ACT, Australia. SAMPLE: Forty-eight maternal-infant pairs where the index pregnancy was affected by severe...
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