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Legg-perthes disease and heritable thrombophilia.
Journal of pediatric orthopedics - 1 Jan 2000
López-Franco Mariano, González-Morán Gaspar, De Lucas José Carlos, Llamas Pilar, de Velasco Jaime Fernández, Vivancos José Carlos, Epeldegui-Torre Tomás
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of Perthes' disease is unclear. Recent reports have suggested that inheritable thrombophilic disorders may be one of its pathogenetic causes. The G20210A prothrombin gene, factor V Leiden, and MTHFR C677T mutations have been identified as predisposing genetic factors for thrombosis....
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