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Prevalence of factor V G1691A (factor V-Leiden) and prothrombin G20210A gene mutations in a recurrent miscarriage population.
American journal of hematology - 1 Dec 2002
Finan Ramzi R, Tamim Hala, Ameen Ghada, Sharida Huda E, Rashid Mooza, Almawi Wassim Y
Abstract excerpt
Factor V G1691A (FV-Leiden) and prothrombin G20210A mutations are major inherited risk factors for venous thrombosis. Recently, it was suggested that both mutations, through stimulation of venous and placental thrombosis events, were strongly associated with recurrent idiopathic miscarriages, although other studies disputed such a link. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of prothrombin G20210A...
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