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Prothrombin 20210A and oral contraceptive use as risk factors for cerebral venous thrombosis.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2005
Gadelha Telma, André Charles, Jucá Andreza A V, Nucci Márcio
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BACKGROUND: This study investigates the association between cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT) and the mutations FV 1691A (factor V Leiden), PT 20210A and MTHFR 677TT and acquired factors including oral contraceptive (OC) use. METHODS: 26 patients (21 females) and 217 healthy controls (134 females) were studied. Multiple regression analysis was performed. RESULTS: The frequency of the three mutations in cases and...
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