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Factor V Leiden and prothrombin gene G20210A mutations in Italian patients with Behçet's disease and deep vein thrombosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 15 Apr 2004
Silingardi Mauro, Salvarani Carlo, Boiardi Luigi, Accardo Pietro, Iorio Alfonso, Olivieri Ignazio, Cantini Fabrizio, Salvi Fabrizio, La Corte Renato, Triolo Giovanni, Ciccia Francesco, Ghirarduzzi Angelo, Filippini Davide, Paolazzi Giuseppe, Iori Ido
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency and type of vascular lesions and to study the association of factor V gene G1691A (Leiden) and prothrombin gene G20210A polymorphisms with venous thrombosis in Italian patients with Behçet's disease (BD). METHODS: Included were 118 consecutive Italian BD patients followed over a 3-year period (1997-1999) who satisfied the International Study Group criteria for BD. The control...
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