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Factor V Leiden mutation and PAI-1 gene 4G/5G genotype in thrombotic patients with Behcet's disease.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Feb 2003
Gurgey Aytemiz, Balta Gunay, Boyvat Ayse
Abstract excerpt
Behcet's disease is a chronic systemic vasculitis with particular systemic features including thrombotic events. The present study was designed to analyse the role of the factor V Leiden and the prothrombin G20210A mutations and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G polymorphism on the thrombotic risk of patients with Behcet's disease. A total of 50 unrelated patients with Behcet's disease (34 male, 16 female)...
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