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Increased titer of anti-beta2-glycoprotein I IgG antibody among factor V Leiden carriers during oral contraceptive use.
Contraception - 1 Jan 2004
Póka R, Vad S, Lakos G, Bereczki Z, Kiss E, Sipka S
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The risk of thromboembolism during oral contraceptive (OC) use is increased among factor V Leiden (FVL) carriers compared to women with wild-type genotype of the gene for coagulation factor V (FV). The carrier frequency in the general population is too high for FVL alone to be responsible for the...
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