Article
Congenital thrombophilic states associated with venous thrombosis: a qualitative overview and proposed classification system.
Annals of internal medicine - 21 Jan 2003
Crowther Mark A, Kelton John G
Abstract excerpt
Congenital causes of venous thrombosis have gained increasing prominence with the description of the factor V Leiden mutation and the prothrombin gene mutation. More recently, the description of the association between increased levels of coagulation factors and venous thrombosis and the finding that patients with thrombophilia can harbor more than one prothrombotic state have further increased the clinical...
Topics
- Blood Coagulation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Thrombophilia
- Venous Thrombosis