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Prevalence of factor V Leiden, prothrombin G20210A, and MTHFR C677T mutations in 200 healthy Jordanians.
Clinical laboratory science : journal of the American Society for Medical Technology - 1 Jan 2004
Eid Suhair S, Rihani Ghada
Abstract excerpt
Thrombophilia is now considered a multi-causal condition, with interplay of acquired genetic risk factors. In order to estimate the frequency of the factor V Leiden, prothrombin G20210A, and MTHFR C677T mutations in the Jordanian population, we screened 200 healthy Jordanian individuals. 40% were females. Mean age was 32.1 years for males and 30.0 years for female participants. A PCR method detected 15.0% factor...
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