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Screening for inherited thrombophilia: indications and therapeutic implications.
Haematologica - 1 Oct 2002
De Stefano Valerio, Rossi Elena, Paciaroni Katia, Leone Giuseppe
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In recent years knowledge concerning inherited and acquired causes of thrombophilia has increased greatly. The most common inherited traits (deficiency in antithrombin, protein C, or protein S, factor V Leiden, prothrombin G20210A) and mild hyperhomocysteinemia are diagnosed in at least 40% of patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE). INFORMATION SOURCES: The authors work in this...
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