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Factor V Leiden, prothrombin 20210A, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677T, and population genetics.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Jan 2000
Bauduer F, Lacombe D
Abstract excerpt
Thrombosis results from the interaction between predisposing genetic polymorphisms and acquired risk factors. Two of the main prothrombotic alleles, Factor V (FV) Leiden and prothrombin 20210A, are only encountered among European populations. They are estimated to have arisen about 21,000-34,000 years ago as founding mutations after the evolutionary divergence of Caucasians from Asians, and have been subsequently...
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