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Factor V Leiden mutation in cerebrovascular disease.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Jul 2005
Buyru Nur, Altinisik Julide, Somay Goksel, Ulutin Turgut
Abstract excerpt
Several studies indicate a high prevalence of factor V Leiden mutation as the most frequent coagulation defect found in patients with venous thrombosis. The relationship between this mutation and cerebrovascular disease has not been established in adults. In this investigation, we studied 29 patients with ischemic stroke and 20 with intracerebral hemorrhage, all of whom were compared with 20 controls. A region of...
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