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The Leiden mutation and activated protein C resistance as risk factors for disseminated intravascular coagulation in acutely poisoned patients.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Jan 2006
Prazanowski Mirosław, Kur Barbara, Barańska Małgorzata, Lutz Waldemar, Piłacik Bozena, Kolaciński Zbigniew
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this work was to assess the prevalence of a genetic predisposition to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) among acutely poisoned patients. Activated protein C resistence (APCR) is a genetically determined cause of thrombophilia and DIC development. One hundred seventy-six subjects were divided into three groups: one consisted of 83 acutely poisoned patients with DIC; a second consisted of 57...
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